# CVE-2024-47942: Other in Solid Edge SE2024

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a crafted DLL file, affecting Siemens Solid Edge users.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hvgm-99g5-jwq5

## What is CVE-2024-47942?

CVE-2024-47942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge SE2024, published on 12 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2024 (All versions < V224.0 Update 9). The affected applications suffer from a DLL hijacking vulnerability. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via placing a crafted DLL file on the system.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47942?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Solid Edge Se2024.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-47942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Solid Edge SE2024

- [CVE-2024-33489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33489/): Memory corruption in Solid Edge (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-33490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33490/): Memory corruption in Solid Edge (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-33491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33491/): Memory corruption in Solid Edge (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-33492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33492/): Memory corruption in Solid Edge (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-33493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33493/): Memory corruption in Solid Edge (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47942 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge SE2024, published on 12 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Solid Edge SE2024. 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-2024-47942/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47942/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47942
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47942
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47942

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47942/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.