CVE-2024-46890 Command injection in SINEC INS

Critical 9.4 Published Updated

An authenticated high-privilege attacker can execute arbitrary code on the OS via improper input validation in the web API.

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-2024-46890?

CVE-2024-46890 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Siemens SINEC INS, published on 12 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC INS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 3). The affected application does not properly validate input sent to specific endpoints of its web API. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker with high privileges on the application to execute arbitrary code on the underlying OS.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46890?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Sinec Ins.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46890?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-46890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2024-46890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gh66-hfff-5mf9.

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