CVE-2019-6579 Command injection in Spectrum Power™ 4
Unauthenticated attackers can execute system commands with administrative privileges on Spectrum Power 4 web servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6579?
CVE-2019-6579 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Siemens AG Spectrum Power™ 4, published on 17 Apr 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 Spectrum Power 4 (with Web Office Portal). An attacker with network access to the web server on port 80/TCP or 443/TCP could execute system commands with administrative privileges. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the affected service. No user interaction is required to exploit this security vulnerability. Successful exploitation of the security vulnerability compromises confidentiality, integrity or availability of the targeted system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6579?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Spectrum Power 4.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6579?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-6579 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6579 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens AG Spectrum Power™ 4
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq4c-88wr-4h4j.