# CVE-2024-37998: Auth bypass in CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication

> Attackers can reset admin passwords without current credentials if auto-login is enabled, gaining administrative access to Siemens industrial systems.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rp56-x26j-363p

## What is CVE-2024-37998?

CVE-2024-37998 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Siemens CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication, published on 22 Jul 2024. 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 CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication (All versions < V5.40), SICORE Base system (All versions < V1.4.0). The password of administrative accounts of the affected applications can be reset without requiring the knowledge of the current password, given the auto login is enabled. This could allow an unauthorized attacker to obtain administrative access of the affected applications.

Weakness: CWE-620 (Unverified Password Change)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37998?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-37998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-37998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-37998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-37998 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Siemens CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication, published on 22 Jul 2024. 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-2024-37998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication. 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-2024-37998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37998/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37998

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37998/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.