CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-2596
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2012-06-08
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
Description
The XPath functionality in unspecified web applications in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 before Update 2 does not properly handle special characters in parameters, which allows remote authenticated users to read or modify settings via a crafted URL, related to an "XML injection" attack.
Affected configurations
• siemens wincc 7.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-223158.pdf Vendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-158-01.pdf US Government Resource
- http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-223158.pdf Vendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-158-01.pdf US Government Resource