First published: Tue Apr 12 2022(Updated: )
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.3 Update 1), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.3 Update 1). The affected system allows remote users to send maliciously crafted objects. Due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software, an unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a maliciously crafted serialized object. This could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device with SYSTEM privileges.
Credit: productcert@siemens.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Siemens Simatic Energy Manager Basic | <7.3 | |
Siemens Simatic Energy Manager Basic | =7.3 | |
Siemens Simatic Energy Manager Pro | <7.3 | |
Siemens Simatic Energy Manager Pro | =7.3 |
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CVE-2022-23450 is rated as a critical vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2022-23450, update your Siemens SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic and PRO to version 7.3 Update 1 or later.
CVE-2022-23450 affects all versions of Siemens SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic and PRO prior to version 7.3 Update 1.
CVE-2022-23450 can be exploited by remote users sending maliciously crafted objects due to insecure deserialization.
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2022-23450, so applying the update is the recommended action.