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CVE-2024-35209 Siemens CVE debrief

A medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0) allows unauthorized file modification due to improper HTTP method restrictions. The affected web server permits PUT and DELETE methods, which could enable attackers to modify files without proper authorization. This vulnerability was published on June 11, 2024, and last modified on May 6, 2025. Siemens has released a vendor fix in version 1.2 or later.

Vendor
Siemens
Product
SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0)
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.2
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2024-06-11
Original CVE updated
2025-05-06
Advisory published
2024-06-11
Advisory updated
2025-05-06

Who should care

Organizations operating Siemens SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0) in industrial environments, particularly those with exposed web management interfaces. Security teams responsible for OT/ICS infrastructure and compliance with industrial cybersecurity frameworks should prioritize patching.

Technical summary

The SINEC Traffic Analyzer web server improperly allows HTTP PUT and DELETE methods, enabling potential unauthorized file modification. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) with no privileges required (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N), resulting in high integrity impact (I:H) with no confidentiality or availability impact. The attack complexity is low (AC:L).

Defensive priority

medium

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Siemens SINEC Traffic Analyzer to version 1.2 or later per vendor guidance
  • Review and restrict HTTP method configurations on affected web servers
  • Apply defense-in-depth strategies for industrial control systems per CISA guidance
  • Monitor for unauthorized file modifications on affected systems
  • Validate that web server configurations explicitly disable unnecessary HTTP methods

Evidence notes

The vulnerability description is sourced from CISA CSAF advisory ICSA-24-165-13, which references Siemens security advisory SSA-196737. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) indicates a local attack vector with high integrity impact. The affected product is confirmed as SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0) per the CSAF product tree with high confidence.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-35209 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35209

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-35209 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35209

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2024/icsa-24-165-13.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-196737.json

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-196737.html

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-165-13

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.