# CVE-2019-10941: Missing authorization in SINEMA Server

> An unauthenticated attacker can access encoded system configuration backups via network access due to missing authentication checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-69h3-7gjf-m5gx

## What is CVE-2019-10941?

CVE-2019-10941 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens SINEMA Server, published on 14 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Server (All versions < V14 SP3). Missing authentication for functionality that requires administrative user identity could allow an attacker to obtain encoded system configuration backup files. This is only possible through network access to the affected system, and successful exploitation requires no system privileges.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10941?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Sinema Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10941?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10941 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-10941 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10941 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SINEMA Server

- [CVE-2019-10940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10940/): Privilege escalation in SINEMA Server (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2014-2731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2731/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2023-35796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35796/): Cross-site scripting in SINEMA Server V14 (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2016-6486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6486/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-2732](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2732/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10941 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10941 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens SINEMA Server, published on 14 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10941 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SINEMA Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10941/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10941/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10941
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10941
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10941

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