CVE-2024-23812
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 · uneditedA vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V2.0 SP1). The affected application incorrectly neutralizes special elements when creating a report which could lead to command injection.
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 confidenceSINEC NMS versions before V2.0 SP1 contain a command injection vulnerability in the report generation functionality. The application fails to properly neutralize special elements when creating reports, allowing an attacker to inject malicious commands that are executed on the underlying system.
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< 2.0= 2.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed SINEC NMS versionAccess the SINEC NMS web interface or check system documentation for the currently installed version number. Typically found in the About section or system info page of the application.Affected if The installed version is any version before V2.0 SP1, meaning version 1.x or version 2.0 exactly.
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Verify report generation feature is accessibleConfirm that the report generation functionality is available and enabled in the SINEC NMS instance. This is typically found in the administrative or reporting sections of the web interface.Affected if The report generation feature is present and the version is below V2.0 SP1.
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Check system documentation for version confirmationReview any system inventory, change management records, or installation documentation that may list the SINEC NMS version deployed in the environment.Affected if Documentation shows a version less than 2.0 or specifically version 2.0 without the SP1 update.
The environment is affected if SINEC NMS version is detected as anything less than V2.0 SP1, including all 1.x releases and the initial V2.0 release.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.0
Upgrade SINEC NMS to version V2.0 SP1 or later to address the command injection vulnerability in report creation.
V2.0 SP1
- 1. Identify the current installed version of SINEC NMS
- 2. Create a full backup of the SINEC NMS configuration and database
- 3. Download SINEC NMS V2.0 SP1 or later from the Siemens download portal or cert-portal.siemens.com
- 4. Stop the SINEC NMS service before applying the upgrade
- 5. Install SINEC NMS V2.0 SP1 following the official upgrade documentation
- 6. Start the SINEC NMS service after installation completes
- 7. Verify the version shows V2.0 SP1 or later
- 8. Test the report generation functionality to confirm it works correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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