# CVE-2023-27310: Missing authorization in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW

> An authenticated remote attacker can assign administrative groups to non-privileged user accounts due to missing permission checks in the client query handler.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g658-w8fr-782c

## What is CVE-2023-27310?

CVE-2023-27310 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW, published on 14 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (All versions < V5.2). The client query handler of the affected application fails to check for proper permissions when assigning groups to user accounts. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to assign administrative groups to otherwise non-privileged user accounts.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27310?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Ruggedcom Crossbow.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27310?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27310 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW

- [CVE-2024-27939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27939/): File upload in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-37372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37372/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-27940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27940/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-27941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27941/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27411/): SQL injection in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27310 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27310 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW, published on 14 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW. 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-2023-27310/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27310/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27310
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27310
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27310

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