CVE-2020-15789
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion Subversion Webclient (All versions). The web interface could allow a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack if an unsuspecting user is tricked into accessing a malicious link. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by a legitimate user, who must be authenticated to the web interface. A successful attack could allow an attacker to trigger actions via the web interface that the legitimate user is allowed to perform. This could allow the attacker to read or modify contents of the web application.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationPolarion Subversion Webclientcisa_csaf_ot
Do not open unknown links while working on Polarion Subversion webclient
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–8.1
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- siemens polarion subversion webclientall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:siemens:polarion_subversion_webclient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-20-252-08Siemens Polarion Subversion Webclient2020-09-08icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50583cnnvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-436520.pdfcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15789cnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-252-08cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3079/cnnvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-436520.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-436520.pdfVendor Advisorynvd
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