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CVE-2018-4842 Detail

Current Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V5.4.1), SCALANCE X-200RNA switch family (All versions < V3.2.7), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V4.1.3). A remote, authenticated attacker with access to the configuration web server could be able to store script code on the web site, if the HRP redundancy option is set. This code could be executed in the web browser of victims visiting this web site (XSS), affecting its confidentiality, integrity and availability. User interaction is required for successful exploitation, as the user needs to visit the manipulated web site. At the stage of publishing this security advisory no public exploitation is known. The vendor has confirmed the vulnerability and provides mitigations to resolve it.


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Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  4.8 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N


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Hyperlink Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-480829.pdf Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104494

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST   Contributor acceptance level Siemens AG  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-4842
NVD Published Date:
06/14/2018
NVD Last Modified:
12/13/2022
Source:
Siemens AG