# CVE-2023-46601: Missing authorization in COMOS

> An attacker can query the database directly to access unauthorized information due to missing access controls in the SQLServer connection.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/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:** 14 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3w26-3x62-f3gq

## What is CVE-2023-46601?

CVE-2023-46601 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens COMOS, published on 14 Nov 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 COMOS (All versions). The affected application lacks proper access controls in making the SQLServer connection. This could allow an attacker to query the database directly to access information that the user should not have access to.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46601?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Comos.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46601?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46601 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens COMOS

- [CVE-2023-24482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24482/): Memory corruption in COMOS V10.2 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-43504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43504/): Memory corruption in COMOS (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-43505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43505/): Missing authorization in COMOS (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2021-37197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37197/): SQL injection in COMOS V10.2 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-37198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37198/): Cross-site request forgery in COMOS V10.2 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46601 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46601 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens COMOS, published on 14 Nov 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-2023-46601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens COMOS. 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-2023-46601/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46601/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46601
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46601
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46601

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46601/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.