Sppa T3000 Application ServerApplication · Siemens

CVE-2019-18334

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-12-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability has been identified in SPPA-T3000 Application Server (All versions < Service Pack R8.2 SP2). An attacker with network access to the Application Server could be able to enumerate valid user names by sending specifically crafted packets to 8090/tcp. Please note that an attacker needs to have network access to the Application Server in order to exploit this vulnerability. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

User enumeration vulnerability in SPPA-T3000 Application Server allows attackers with network access to port 8090/tcp to discover valid usernames by analyzing differences in server responses to specifically crafted authentication packets.

MitigationUpgrade to SPPA-T3000 Service Pack R8.2 SP2 or later; until then, restrict network access to port 8090/tcp and monitor for anomalous authentication patterns.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Sppa T3000 Application ServerApplication
Affected:< r8.2= r8.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify SPPA-T3000 Application Server version
    Check the installed version of SPPA-T3000 Application Server through the product's built-in version information, typically accessible via the management interface or by querying the application server directly
    Affected if The installed version is r8.2 or any version prior to r8.2 (versions < r8.2)
  2. Verify port 8090/tcp is listening
    Run a port scan or use netstat/ss commands to confirm that port 8090/tcp is open and listening on the SPPA-T3000 Application Server
    Affected if Port 8090/tcp is open and accepting connections
  3. Check network exposure of port 8090
    Review firewall rules, network configurations, and ACLs to determine if port 8090/tcp is accessible from network segments outside the trusted internal network
    Affected if Port 8090/tcp is reachable from untrusted networks or external IP addresses
  4. Analyze authentication response patterns
    Send specially crafted authentication packets to port 8090/tcp and compare server responses for different usernames - look for differences in error messages, response times, or HTTP status codes between valid and invalid usernames
    Affected if The server returns distinguishable responses that differ between valid and invalid usernames

You are affected if SPPA-T3000 Application Server version is r8.2 or earlier AND port 8090/tcp is accessible, allowing an attacker to enumerate valid usernames via differing authentication responses.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to SPPA-T3000 Service Pack R8.2 SP2 or later; until then, restrict network access to port 8090/tcp and monitor for anomalous authentication patterns.

Fix this in Sppa T3000 Application Server Scoped from the published advisory
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