CVE-2012-2596
N/A
Published: June 8, 2012 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWincc
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-223158.pdfx_refsource_MISCUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-158-01.pdfQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94
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