# CVE-2022-32260: Auth bypass in SINEMA Remote Connect Server

> An attacker can bypass authentication using temporary user credentials in Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvgf-xgq8-6r6j

## What is CVE-2022-32260?

CVE-2022-32260 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Siemens Sinema Remote Connect Server, published on 14 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Remote Connect Server (All versions < V3.2 SP1). The affected application creates temporary user credentials for UMC (User Management Component) users. An attacker could use these temporary credentials for authentication bypass in certain scenarios.

Weakness: CWE-286 (Incorrect User Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32260?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Sinema Remote Connect Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-32260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-32260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Sinema Remote Connect Server

- [CVE-2022-32257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32257/): Missing authorization in SINEMA Remote Connect Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-13918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13918/): Auth bypass in SINEMA Remote Connect Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-39872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39872/): Privilege escalation in SINEMA Remote Connect Server (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2022-32251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32251/): Missing authorization in SINEMA Remote Connect Server (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-32262](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32262/): Command injection in SINEMA Remote Connect Server (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32260 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-32260 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Siemens Sinema Remote Connect Server, published on 14 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Sinema Remote Connect Server. 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-2022-32260/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32260/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32260
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32260
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32260

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32260/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.