{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 2 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25238 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-25238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens PCS neo (Administration Console), published on 9 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25238 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-25238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens PCS neo (Administration Console), published on 9 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25238 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Siemens PCS neo (Administration Console). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25238/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-25238","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25238/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-25238","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-xj9q-pj74-p2j4"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Siemens industrial software","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"A local attacker with limited access can manipulate files to execute code with SYSTEM privileges in Siemens PCS neo and TIA Portal.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"siemens","cpe":[{"product":"simatic_process_control_system_neo","vendor":"siemens"},{"product":"totally_integrated_automation_portal","vendor":"siemens"}],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-427","name":"Uncontrolled Search Path Element"},{"id":"CWE-284","name":"Improper Access Control"}],"description":"A vulnerability has been identified in PCS neo (Administration Console) (All versions \u003c V3.1), TIA Portal (V15, V15.1 and V16). Manipulating certain files in specific folders could allow a local attacker to execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with a valid account and limited access rights on the system.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege escalation in PCS neo (Administration Console)","id":"CVE-2020-25238","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2020"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Missing authorization in SINEMA Remote Connect Server","id":"CVE-2020-25239"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Path traversal in SINEC NMS","id":"CVE-2020-25237"},"products":["PCS neo (Administration Console)","TIA Portal"],"published":"2021-02-09","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-04","vendors":["Siemens"]},"summary":"A local attacker with limited access can manipulate files to execute code with SYSTEM privileges in Siemens PCS neo and TIA Portal.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25238/"}