Siemens SINEC NMS up to 3.x sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Siemens SINEC NMS up to 3.x and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-40735. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Siemens SINEC NMS up to 3.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V4.0). The affected devices are vulnerable to SQL injection. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries on the server database.

The advisory is shared at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-40735 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/21/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SINEC NMS 4.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/08/2025 +83 days Advisory disclosed
07/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2025 +44 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-078892
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-40735 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-40735
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315325

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 13:35
Updated: 08/21/2025 17:28
Changes: 07/08/2025 13:35 (76), 08/21/2025 17:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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