Siemens Polarion Subversion Webclient Web Application cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Siemens Polarion Subversion Webclient. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Application. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-15789. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Siemens Polarion Subversion Webclient (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Web Application. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion Subversion Webclient (All versions). The web interface could allow a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack if an unsuspecting user is tricked into accessing a malicious link. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by a legitimate user, who must be authenticated to the web interface. A successful attack could allow an attacker to trigger actions via the web interface that the legitimate user is allowed to perform. This could allow the attacker to read or modify contents of the web application.

The weakness was published 09/09/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-15789 since 07/15/2020. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/21/2020).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Additional details are provided at us-cert.cisa.gov. Similar entry is available at VDB-161079. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Siemens

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• Polarion Subversion Webclient

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.siemens.com/

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