# CVE-2019-6567: Information disclosure in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)

> Attackers with access to device configuration backups can extract and recover stored passwords, compromising device confidentiality.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9mw7-3797-xp7x

## What is CVE-2019-6567?

CVE-2019-6567 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants), published on 12 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All Versions < V5.2.4), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V4.1.3), SCALANCE X-414-3E (All versions). The affected devices store passwords in a recoverable format. An attacker may extract and recover device passwords from the device configuration. Successful exploitation requires access to a device configuration backup and impacts confidentiality of the stored passwords.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-257 (Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6567?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Siemens Scalance X-200 Firmware, Siemens Scalance X-200irt Firmware, Siemens Scalance X-300 Firmware, Siemens Scalance X-414-3e Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-6567?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6567 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-6567 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6567 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)

- [CVE-2019-6569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6569/): Other in SCALANCE X204-2 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2019-10942](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10942/): Denial of service in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2018-4848](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-4848/): Cross-site scripting in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-6567 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-6567 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants), published on 12 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6567 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants). 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-2019-6567/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6567/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6567
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6567
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6567

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6567/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.