# CVE-2024-42344: Information disclosure in SINEMA Remote Connect Client

> An authenticated attacker can read sensitive configuration data from log files, compromising user confidentiality in Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Client.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p868-fp4q-w4hx

## What is CVE-2024-42344?

CVE-2024-42344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Client, published on 10 Sep 2024. 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 SINEMA Remote Connect Client (All versions < V3.2 SP2). The affected application inserts sensitive information into a log file which is readable by all legitimate users of the underlying system. This could allow an authenticated attacker to compromise the confidentiality of other users' configuration data.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42344?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Sinema Remote Connect Client.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42344?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42344 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-42344 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42344 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Client

- [CVE-2024-39567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39567/): Command injection in SINEMA Remote Connect Client (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-39568](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39568/): Command injection in SINEMA Remote Connect Client (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-22045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22045/): Information disclosure in SINEMA Remote Connect Client (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-39569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39569/): Command injection in SINEMA Remote Connect Client (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-32006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32006/): Auth bypass in SINEMA Remote Connect Client (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42344 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Client, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42344 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Client. 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-2024-42344/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42344/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42344
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42344
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42344

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42344/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.