CVE-2023-38640 Misconfiguration in SICAM PAS/PQS

What is CVE-2023-38640?

CVE-2023-38640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens SICAM PAS/PQS, published on 10 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM PAS/PQS (All versions >= V8.00 < V8.22). The affected application is installed with specific files and folders with insecure permissions. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to read and modify configuration data in the context of the application process.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38640?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Sicam Pas\/Pqs.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38640?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-38640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SICAM PAS/PQS

• CVE-2022-43724 Hardcoded credentials in SICAM PAS/PQS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-8567 Hardcoded credentials in Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00 Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-9157 Denial of service in Siemens SICAM PAS through V8.08 Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-45205 Privilege escalation in SICAM PAS/PQS High 7.8
• CVE-2022-43722 Code injection in SICAM PAS/PQS High 7.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-vvhw-v3wp-4m8r.