# CVE-2024-45385: Cross-site scripting in Industrial Edge Management OS (IEM-OS)

> Reflected XSS in Siemens Industrial Edge Management OS allows attackers to extract sensitive information via malicious links.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v4gq-ghj5-9cgp

## What is CVE-2024-45385?

CVE-2024-45385 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Siemens Industrial Edge Management OS (IEM-OS), published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Industrial Edge Management OS (IEM-OS) (All versions). Affected components are vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This could allow an attacker to extract sensitive information by tricking users into accessing a malicious link.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45385?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Industrial Edge Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45385 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Industrial Edge Management OS (IEM-OS)

- [CVE-2021-37184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37184/): Auth bypass in Industrial Edge Management (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40147/): Security feature bypass in Industrial Edge Management (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45385 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45385 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Siemens Industrial Edge Management OS (IEM-OS), published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Industrial Edge Management OS (IEM-OS). 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-2024-45385/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45385/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45385
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45385
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45385

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45385/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.