CVE-2024-41938 Path traversal in SINEC NMS
An authenticated attacker can delete arbitrary certificate files via path traversal in the SINEC NMS Control web application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-41938?
CVE-2024-41938 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens SINEC NMS, published on 13 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V3.0). The importCertificate function of the SINEC NMS Control web application contains a path traversal vulnerability. This could allow an authenticated attacker it to delete arbitrary certificate files on the drive SINEC NMS is installed on.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Sinec Nms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41938?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-41938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SINEC NMS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jv74-c838-vcpf.