ICSA-20-042-07: Siemens SCALANCE X Switches (Update B)
CISA advisory · released 2020-02-11
Source record Collected from CISA's CSAF advisory feed
- Distribution label in the document: TLP:WHITE
- Revision 4, 2022-12-13 (final)
CISA's summary
Summary: Several SCALANCE X switches contain a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to perform administrative actions if the victim is tricked into clicking on a website controlled by the attacker. The attack only works if the victim has an authenticated session on the administrative interface of the switch. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.
Products, as the advisory lists them
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SCALANCE S602 | <V4.1 |
| Siemens | SCALANCE S612 | <V4.1 |
| Siemens | SCALANCE S623 | <V4.1 |
| Siemens | SCALANCE S627-2M | <V4.1 |
| Siemens | SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) | <5.2.4 |
| Siemens | SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) | <V5.5.0 |
| Siemens | SCALANCE X-200RNA switch family | <V3.2.7 |
| Siemens | SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) | <4.1.3 |
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware.
Vulnerabilities in this advisory
- CVE-2019-13924 — CVE-2019-13924 · CWE-693
The device does not send the X-Frame-Option Header in the administrative web interface, which makes it vulnerable to Clickjacking attacks. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker that is able to trick an administrative user with a valid session on the target device into clicking on a website controlled by the attacker. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform administrative actions via the web interface.
Acknowledgments, as the advisory lists them
- Siemens ProductCERT: reporting this vulnerability to CISA.
The advisory's legal notice
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Sources
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