CVE-2019-10940 Privilege escalation in SINEMA Server
A low-privileged attacker can exploit incorrect session validation to perform administrative operations like firmware updates on connected devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-10940?
CVE-2019-10940 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens AG SINEMA Server, published on 16 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Server (All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 1). Incorrect session validation could allow an attacker with a valid session, with low privileges, to perform firmware updates and other administrative operations on connected devices. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the affected system. An attacker must have access to a low privileged account in order to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system and underlying components. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Sinema Server.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-10940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10940 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens AG SINEMA Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8vxr-h2m2-wf68.