SINEC NMS before V4.0 SP3 contains an Authorization Bypass vulnerability that could allow an attacker to bypass authorization checks, leading to the ability to reset the password of any arbitrary user account. Siemens has released a new version for SINEC NMS and recommends to update to the latest version.
The following versions of Siemens SINEC NMS are affected:
Affected products do not properly validate user authorization when processing password reset requests. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to bypass authorization checks, leading to the ability to reset the password of any arbitrary user account.