# CVE-2023-30899: Deserialization in Siveillance Video 2020 R2

> An authenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the Siveillance Video Management Server due to unsafe deserialization.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2x6m-x5h6-g6v8

## What is CVE-2023-30899?

CVE-2023-30899 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Siemens Siveillance Video 2020 R2, published on 9 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Siveillance Video 2020 R2 (All versions < V20.2 HotfixRev14), Siveillance Video 2020 R3 (All versions < V20.3 HotfixRev12), Siveillance Video 2021 R1 (All versions < V21.1 HotfixRev12), Siveillance Video 2021 R2 (All versions < V21.2 HotfixRev8), Siveillance Video 2022 R1 (All versions < V22.1 HotfixRev7), Siveillance Video 2022 R2 (All versions < V22.2 HotfixRev5), Siveillance Video 2022 R3 (All versions < V22.3 HotfixRev2), Siveillance Video 2023 R1 (All versions < V23.1 HotfixRev1). The Management Server component of affected applications deserializes data without sufficient validations. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute code on the affected system.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30899?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Siveillance Video.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-30899?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-30899 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30899 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Siveillance Video 2020 R2

- [CVE-2023-30898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30898/): Deserialization in Siveillance Video 2020 R2 (critical 9.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-30899 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-30899 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Siemens Siveillance Video 2020 R2, published on 9 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30899 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Siveillance Video 2020 R2. 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-2023-30899/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30899/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30899
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30899
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-30899

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30899/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.