Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Siemens WinCC Products
CVE-2011-4876

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Siemens
Status
Wincc Flexible
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 February 2012

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the HmiLoad component of Siemens WinCC flexible products, including the 2004-2008 versions and WinCC V11 (TIA Portal). When the Transfer Mode is enabled, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate file paths via the use of '../' sequences in input strings. This could enable unauthorized file execution, reading, modification, or deletion, posing significant security risks to affected systems.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/46997
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http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-11-3...
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http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-11-3...
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EPSS Score

14% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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