# CVE-2019-19296: Path traversal in SiNVR/SiVMS Video Server

> An authenticated remote attacker can access and download arbitrary files from the Siemens SiNVR/SiVMS Video Server via FTP path traversal.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C`)
- **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:** 10 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5q84-q9g2-g3jr

## What is CVE-2019-19296?

CVE-2019-19296 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens SiNVR/SiVMS Video Server, published on 10 Mar 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 SiNVR/SiVMS Video Server (All versions < V5.0.0). The two FTP services (default ports 21/tcp and 5411/tcp) of the SiVMS/SiNVR Video
Server contain a path traversal vulnerability
that could allow an authenticated remote attacker to access and download
arbitrary files from the server, if the FTP services are enabled.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19296?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Siemens Sinvr 3 Central Control Server, Siemens Sinvr 3 Video Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19296?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19296 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SiNVR/SiVMS Video Server

- [CVE-2019-18337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18337/): Auth bypass in Control Center Server (CCS) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-18339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18339/): Auth bypass in SiNVR/SiVMS Video Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-19292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19292/): SQL injection in Control Center Server (CCS) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-18338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18338/): Path traversal in Control Center Server (CCS) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2019-19297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19297/): Path traversal in SiNVR/SiVMS Video Server (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19296 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19296 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens SiNVR/SiVMS Video Server, published on 10 Mar 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SiNVR/SiVMS Video 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-2019-19296/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19296/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19296
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19296
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19296

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19296/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.