# CVE-2019-13932: Other in XHQ

> Unauthenticated attackers can manipulate web requests in Siemens XHQ to import scripts or generate malicious links, allowing them to read or modify application contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 12 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3269-hcm6-x235

## What is CVE-2019-13932?

CVE-2019-13932 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens AG XHQ, published on 12 Dec 2019. 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 XHQ (All versions < V6.0.0.2). The web application requests could be manipulated, causing the the application to behave in unexpected ways for legitimate users. Successful exploitation does not require for an attacker to be authenticated. A successful attack could allow the import of scripts or generation of malicious links. This could allow the attacker to read or modify contents of the web application. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13932?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Xhq.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13932?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13932 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13932 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13932 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens AG XHQ

- [CVE-2019-19289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19289/): A vulnerability has been identified in XHQ (All Versions < 6.1). (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-13930](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13930/): Cross-site request forgery in XHQ (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-19286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19286/): SQL injection in XHQ (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2019-19287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19287/): Path traversal in XHQ (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-19288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19288/): Cross-site scripting in XHQ (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-13932 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13932 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens AG XHQ, published on 12 Dec 2019. 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-2019-13932 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens AG XHQ. 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-2019-13932/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13932/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13932
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13932
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13932

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