# CVE-2020-15784: Information disclosure in Spectrum Power 4

> Insecure storage in configuration files allows attackers to retrieve user names from Siemens Spectrum Power 4 systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8427-cq28-9xqm

## What is CVE-2020-15784?

CVE-2020-15784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens AG Spectrum Power 4, published on 9 Sep 2020. 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 (All versions < V4.70 SP8). Insecure storage of sensitive information in the configuration files could allow the retrieval of user names.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15784?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Spectrum Power 4.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-15784?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15784 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-15784 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15784 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens AG Spectrum Power 4

- [CVE-2019-6579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6579/): Command injection in Spectrum Power™ 4 (critical 9.8)
- [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-2020-15790](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-2020-15784 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-15784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens AG Spectrum Power 4, published on 9 Sep 2020. 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-2020-15784 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-2020-15784/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15784/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15784
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15784
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-15784

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15784/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.