What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-40631?

CVE-2022-40631 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Scalance X200 4P Irt Firmware CVE-2022-40631

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2022-10-11 productcert@siemens.com

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 11, 2022 - 11:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X200-4P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X201-3P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X201-3P IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X202-2IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X202-2P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X202-2P IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X204-2 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204-2FM (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204-2LD (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204-2LD TS (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204-2TS (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X204IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X206-1 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X206-1LD (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X208 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X208PRO (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X212-2 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X212-2LD (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X216 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X224 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE XF201-3P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE XF202-2P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE XF204 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE XF204-2 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE XF204-2BA IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE XF204IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE XF206-1 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE XF208 (All versions < V5.2.5), SIPLUS NET SCALANCE X202-2P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0). There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability on the affected devices, that if used by a threat actor, it could result in session hijacking.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X200-4P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X201-3P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X201-3P IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X202-2IRT. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X200-4P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X201-3P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X201-3P IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X202-2IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X202-2P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X202-2P IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X204-2 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204-2FM (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204-2LD (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204-2LD TS (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204-2TS (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X204IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X204IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X206-1 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X206-1LD (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X208 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X208PRO (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X212-2 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X212-2LD (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X216 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X224 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE XF201-3P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE XF202-2P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE XF204 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE XF204-2 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE XF204-2BA IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE XF204IRT (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE XF206-1 (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE XF208 (All versions < V5.2.5), SIPLUS NET SCALANCE X202-2P IRT (All versions < V5.5.0). There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability on the affected devices, that if used by a threat actor, it could result in session hijacking. Affected products include: Siemens Scalance X200-4P Irt Firmware, Siemens Scalance X201-3P Irt Firmware, Siemens Scalance X201-3P Irt Pro Firmware, Siemens Scalance X202-2Irt Firmware, Siemens Scalance X202-2P Irt Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.