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ICSA-25-135-11: Siemens Polarion ↗ source

May 15, 2025 CISA ICS Advisory

Summary

Polarion before V2410 contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to extract data, conduct cross-site scripting attacks or find out valid usernames. Siemens strongly recommends to update Polarion to V2410 or later versions, not only to fix the documented vulnerabilities, but also to benefit from all the other improvements and fixes. For Polarion V2404 patch releases can be applied. CVE-2024-51444: The application insufficiently validates user input for database read queries. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct an SQL injection attack that bypasses authorization controls and allows to download any data from the application's database. CVE-2024-51445: The affected application contains a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the docx import feature. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary data from the application server. CVE-2024-51446: The file upload feature of the affected application improperly sanitizes xml files. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting attack by uploading specially crafted xml files that are later downloaded and viewed by other users of the application. CVE-2024-51447: The login implementation of the affected application contains an observable response discrepancy vulnerability when validating usernames.

Advisory Details CISA ICS CSAF feed

Advisory ID
ICSA-25-135-11
Status
Final · version 1
Initial release
2025-05-13
Last revised
2025-05-13
Vendor
Siemens
Critical infrastructure sectors
Critical Manufacturing, Transportation Systems, Energy, Healthcare and Public Health, Financial Services, Government Services and Facilities
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor headquarters
Germany

Republished vendor advisory. This ICSA is a verbatim republication of Siemens ProductCERT SSA-162255 from a direct conversion of their vendor's Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) advisory. This is republished to CISA's website as a means of increasing visibility and is provided "as-is" for informational purposes only. CISA is not responsible for the editorial or technical accuracy of republished advisories and provides no warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within this advisory. Further, CISA…

General Recommendations: As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals. Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity

Additional Resources: For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories

Credit: Siemens ProductCERT

Affected products (2)
  • Polarion V2310 — all versions
  • Polarion V2404 — <V2404.4, <V2404.2

From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).

Vulnerabilities as Stated by the Advisory

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3Details
CVE-2024-51444 CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') 6.5 Medium CVE-2024-51444
The application insufficiently validates user input for database read queries. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct an SQL injection attack that bypasses authorization controls and allows to download any data from the application's database.

No fix planned: Currently no fix is planned

Vendor fix: Update to V2404.4 or later version ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • Polarion V2310 all versions
  • Polarion V2404 <V2404.4
CVE-2024-51445 CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference 6.5 Medium CVE-2024-51445
The affected application contains a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability in the docx import feature. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary data from the application server.

No fix planned: Currently no fix is planned

Vendor fix: Update to V2404.4 or later version ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • Polarion V2310 all versions
  • Polarion V2404 <V2404.4
CVE-2024-51446 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') 6.5 Medium CVE-2024-51446
The file upload feature of the affected application improperly sanitizes xml files. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting attack by uploading specially crafted xml files that are later downloaded and viewed by other users of the application.

No fix planned: Currently no fix is planned

Vendor fix: Update to V2404.4 or later version ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • Polarion V2310 all versions
  • Polarion V2404 <V2404.4
CVE-2024-51447 CWE-204 Observable Response Discrepancy 5.3 Medium CVE-2024-51447
The login implementation of the affected application contains an observable response discrepancy vulnerability when validating usernames. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to distinguish between valid and invalid usernames.

No fix planned: Currently no fix is planned

Vendor fix: Update to V2404.2 or later version ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • Polarion V2310 all versions
  • Polarion V2404 <V2404.2

Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.

News Coverage

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CVEs Referenced in This Publication

CVECVSSAffected
CVE-2024-51444 6.5 Medium Siemens Polarion V2310 A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion V2310 (All versions), Polarion V2404 (All versions < V2404.4). The application insufficiently validat…
CVE-2024-51445 6.5 Medium Siemens Polarion V2310 A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion V2310 (All versions), Polarion V2404 (All versions < V2404.4). The affected application contains a XM…
CVE-2024-51446 6.5 Medium Siemens Polarion V2310 A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion V2310 (All versions), Polarion V2404 (All versions < V2404.4). The file upload feature of the affecte…
CVE-2024-51447 5.3 Medium Siemens Polarion V2310 A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion V2310 (All versions), Polarion V2404 (All versions < V2404.2). The login implementation of the affect…

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Vendors Named in This Publication

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