CVE-2024-3951 PTC CVE debrief

Who should care

Organizations using PTC Codebeamer for application lifecycle management, particularly in industrial or OT environments where CISA advisories indicate deployment. Security teams responsible for web application security and vulnerability management programs.

Technical summary

CVE-2024-3951 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PTC Codebeamer, an application lifecycle management platform. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject and execute malicious code, potentially compromising user sessions or performing unauthorized actions. The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Affected versions span multiple release branches: 22.10 SP9 and earlier, 2.0.0.3 and earlier, and 2.1.0.0. PTC has issued patches for each affected branch.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

• Apply vendor patches: Update Codebeamer to version 22.10 SP10 or later, 2.0.0.4 or later, or 2.1.0.1 or later depending on current deployment.
• Review PTC customer support article CS416309 for additional technical details.
• Implement defense-in-depth controls for industrial control systems environments per CISA guidance.
• Validate input sanitization and output encoding in web application security reviews.

Evidence notes

CISA ICS Advisory ICSA-24-128-01 published May 7, 2024, confirms XSS vulnerability in PTC Codebeamer with CVSS 3.1 score 7.1. Affected product versions explicitly listed in CSAF product tree: <=22.10_SP9, <=2.0.0.3, and 2.1.0.0. Vendor fixes specified with target patch versions.

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