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Spectrum Power 4Application · Siemens

CVE-2022-23312

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-02-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.70 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 Spectrum Power 4 (All versions < V4.70 SP9 Security Patch 1). The integrated web application "Online Help" in affected product contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be exploited if unsuspecting users are tricked into accessing a malicious link.

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

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Online Help web application component of Siemens Spectrum Power 4. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript payloads that execute in victim browsers when users are tricked into clicking specially crafted links.

MitigationApply Spectrum Power 4 version V4.70 SP9 Security Patch 1 or later. Additionally, implement output encoding and input validation on the Online Help component to prevent XSS exploitation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Spectrum Power 4Application
Affected:< 4.70= 4.70

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
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

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  1. Verify Siemens Spectrum Power 4 installation
    Check system inventory or search for Spectrum Power 4 installation directories (e.g., C:\Siemens\SpectrumPower or /opt/spectrumpower) and verify the product name in installed programs or services
    Affected if Siemens Spectrum Power 4 is installed on the system
  2. Check installed version
    Locate the version information in the installation directory, registry (HKLM\Software\Siemens\SpectrumPower), or in the product's about/ license information screen. Compare against affected versions: < 4.70 or exactly 4.70
    Affected if The installed version is 4.70 or any version below 4.70
  3. Confirm Online Help component is enabled
    Identify if the Online Help web component is running. Check for IIS/Apache configurations, web service bindings, or Spectrum Power 4 web service processes listening on ports (commonly 8080, 443, or 80). Review the web application's configuration files for the help module
    Affected if The Online Help web component is exposed and accessible via HTTP/HTTPS
  4. Inspect web access logs for suspicious patterns
    Review web server logs (IIS logs, Apache logs, or Spectrum Power 4 web service logs) for unusual URL patterns containing JavaScript tags (<script>, javascript:, onerror=, etc.) in the query parameters related to help files
    Affected if Malicious XSS payload patterns are found in web access logs pointing to help pages

The environment is affected if Siemens Spectrum Power 4 versions 4.70 or below are installed AND the Online Help web component is enabled and accessible.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.70 or later
Fixed in 4.70
Interim mitigation

Apply Spectrum Power 4 version V4.70 SP9 Security Patch 1 or later. Additionally, implement output encoding and input validation on the Online Help component to prevent XSS exploitation.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

V4.70 SP9 Security Patch 1

  1. Verify current Spectrum Power 4 version by checking the system information or help->about section
  2. Download V4.70 SP9 Security Patch 1 from the Siemens cert-portal.siemens.com or official Siemens support channels
  3. Review the patch release notes and installation instructions provided by Siemens
  4. Execute the upgrade/patch installation following Siemens' documented upgrade procedure
  5. After installation, verify the version shows V4.70 SP9 Security Patch 1
  6. Test the Online Help functionality to ensure the application works correctly post-upgrade
Caveat Security patch releases typically have minimal impact; review release notes for any specific configuration or compatibility notes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Spectrum Power 4 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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