#VU78314 Cross-site scripting in Siemens products - CVE-2023-36390

Vulnerability identifier: #VU78314

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36390

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536
Hardware solutions / Firmware
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: Siemens

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the web interface. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536: before 2.16.0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000: before 2.16.0

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External links
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-146325.txt

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.