CVE-2012-4701 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Tridium Niagara AX 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7 allows remote attackers to read sensitive files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by leveraging (1) valid credentials or (2) the guest feature.

Published: 2013-02-15

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 6.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tridium:niagara_ax:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tridium:niagara_ax:3.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tridium:niagara_ax:3.7:::::::*

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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-2012-4626	Directory traversal vulnerability in Tridium Niagara AX 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7 allows remote attackers to read sensitive files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by leveraging (1) valid credentials or (2) the guest feature.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06367.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/pdf/ICSA-13-045-01.pdf
https://www.niagara-central.com/ord?portal:/dev/wiki/Niagara_AX_Security_Patch_11-Feb-2013

History

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Subscriptions

Tridium Niagara Ax

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2013-02-15T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:31:31.291Z

Reserved: 2012-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4701

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-02-15T12:09:27.773

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:45:36.117

Link: CVE-2012-4701

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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