CVE-2021-37198
Published: 11 January 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-37198 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Siemens Comos. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 34.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-23772
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability has been identified in COMOS V10.2 (All versions only if web components are used), COMOS V10.3 (All versions < V10.3.3.3 only if web components are used), COMOS V10.4 (All versions < V10.4.1 only if web components are used).…
more
The COMOS Web component of COMOS uses a flawed implementation of CSRF prevention. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.