CVE-2020-7579Network attack vector

Browser script execution via crafted link

Published Mar 10, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Cross-site scripting in the Engineering User Interface of Siemens Spectrum Power 5 before 5.50 HF02 allows remote attackers to run browser scripts. The web server fails to neutralize script-related HTML in a crafted link, causing the interface to execute injected content when the link is opened. The victim must open the malicious link while working with the product, and the script runs in the Engineering User Interface context.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.78%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in the Engineering User Interface of Siemens Spectrum Power 5 before 5.50 HF02 allows remote attackers to run browser scripts. The web server fails to neutralize script-related HTML in a crafted link, causing the interface to execute injected content when the link is opened. The victim must open the malicious link while working with the product, and the script runs in the Engineering User Interface context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-7579
Published
Mar 10, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Siemens AG
Product
Spectrum Power 5
Classifications
CWE-80, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions < v5.50 HF02

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Siemens AG · Spectrum Power 5version=All versions < v5.50 HF02

Published CVSS scores

6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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