# CVE-2023-29106: Missing authorization in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can download files via the REST API export endpoint due to missing authentication controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7rx3-3pxf-j4f4

## What is CVE-2023-29106?

CVE-2023-29106 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712, published on 9 May 2023. 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 SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1), SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC716 (All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1). The export endpoint is accessible via REST API without authentication. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to download the files available via the endpoint.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29106?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Siemens 6gk1411-1ac00 Firmware, Siemens 6gk1411-5ac00 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29106?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29106 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29106 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29106 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712

- [CVE-2023-28832](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28832/): Command injection in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-29104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29104/): Path traversal in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2023-29105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29105/): Denial of service in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-29107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29107/): Information disclosure in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-29103](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29103/): Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29106 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29106 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712, published on 9 May 2023. 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-2023-29106 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712. 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-2023-29106/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29106/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29106
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29106
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29106

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29106/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.