# CVE-2019-18288: File upload in SPPA-T3000 Application Server

> Authenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution via unsecured file upload in the SPPA-T3000 Application Server RMI interface.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qxjv-whw7-vp66

## What is CVE-2019-18288?

CVE-2019-18288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SPPA-T3000 Application Server, published on 12 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SPPA-T3000 Application Server (All versions < Service Pack R8.2 SP2). An attacker with valid authentication at the RMI interface could be able to gain remote code execution through an unsecured file upload. Please note that an attacker needs to have access to the Application Highway in order to exploit this vulnerability. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18288?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Sppa-T3000 Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-18288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-18288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SPPA-T3000 Application Server

- [CVE-2019-18283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18283/): Deserialization in SPPA-T3000 Application Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18284](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18284/): Missing authorization in SPPA-T3000 Application Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18314/): Deserialization in SPPA-T3000 Application Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18315/): Auth bypass in SPPA-T3000 Application Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18316/): Deserialization in SPPA-T3000 Application Server (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-18288 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-18288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SPPA-T3000 Application Server, published on 12 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SPPA-T3000 Application 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-2019-18288/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18288/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18288
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18288
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18288

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