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ICSA-24-046-14: Siemens Polarion ALM ↗ source

February 15, 2024 CISA ICS Advisory

Summary

Polarion ALM is affected by incorrect default path permissions in installation path, and improper authentication in the REST API endpoints of DOORS connector. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities for unauthenticated access, or privilege escalation. Siemens has released a new version for Polarion ALM and recommends to update to the latest version. CVE-2023-50236: The affected product is vulnerable due to weak file and folder permissions in the installation path. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. CVE-2024-23813: The REST API endpoints of doorsconnector of the affected product lacks proper authentication. An unauthenticated attacker could access the endpoints, and potentially execute code.

Advisory Details CISA ICS CSAF feed

Advisory ID
ICSA-24-046-14
Status
Final · version 3
Initial release
2024-02-13
Last revised
2024-05-14 (3 revisions)
Vendor
Siemens
Critical infrastructure sectors
Multiple
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor headquarters
Germany

Republished vendor advisory. This CISA CSAF advisory was converted from Siemens ProductCERT's CSAF advisory.

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 (1)
  • Polarion ALM — <V2404.0
Revision history (3)
  • 2024-05-14 — v3: Added fix for Polarion ALM
  • 2024-03-12 — v2: Added additional mitigation measures, with detailed description in Additional Information
  • 2024-02-13 — v1: Publication Date

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

Vulnerabilities as Stated by the Advisory

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3Details
CVE-2023-50236 CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions 7.8 High CVE-2023-50236
The affected product is vulnerable due to weak file and folder permissions in the installation path. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Mitigation: In Polarion Windows installation, restrict permissions of BUILTIN\Users from accessing the entire Polarion installation folders to prevent data corruption. Please refer to the Additional Information section for further details.

Mitigation: Polarion installations in Linux are not impacted. Hence no actions are required.

Vendor fix: Update to V2404.0 or later version

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • Polarion ALM <V2404.0
CVE-2024-23813 CWE-287 Improper Authentication 7.3 High CVE-2024-23813
The REST API endpoints of doorsconnector of the affected product lacks proper authentication. An unauthenticated attacker could access the endpoints, and potentially execute code.

Mitigation: If DOORS connector is not used in the environment, it is advised to limit unauthenticated access within the Apache configuration. For further details, please refer to the Additional Information section.

Mitigation: If DOORS connector is used in the environment, restrict access to DOORS connector endpoint to the IP address of the DOORS instance with which Polarion synchronizes its data, which can be done in two ways: - Firewall rules set by network administrator (preferr…

Vendor fix: Update to V2404.0 or later version

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • Polarion ALM <V2404.0

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-2023-50236 7.8 High Siemens Polarion ALM A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V2404.0). The affected product is vulnerable due to weak file and folder permissi…
CVE-2024-23813 7.3 High Siemens Polarion ALM A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V2404.0). The REST API endpoints of doorsconnector of the affected product lacks …

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Vendors Named in This Publication

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