CVE-2012-2597 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 before Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted parameter in a URL.

Published: 2012-06-08

Score: 4.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp3:update_1:::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-2583	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 before Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted parameter in a URL.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02328.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-223158.pdf
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-158-01.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Siemens Wincc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2012-06-08T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:53:38.472Z

Reserved: 2012-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2597

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-08T18:55:02.267

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:41:44.583

Link: CVE-2012-2597

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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