# CVE-2019-6579: Command injection in Spectrum Power™ 4

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute system commands with administrative privileges on Spectrum Power 4 web servers.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wq4c-88wr-4h4j

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2022-26476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26476/): Hardcoded credentials in Spectrum Power 4 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-23312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23312/): Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Power 4 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-15784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15784/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Power 4 (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2020-15790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15790/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Power 4 (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-6579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens AG Spectrum Power™ 4. 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-2019-6579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6579

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