CVE-2014-1698 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before 3.12 P002 January allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted packets to TCP port 4999.

Published: 2014-02-07

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 3.5% 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_open_architecture:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2014-1772	Directory traversal vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before 3.12 P002 January allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted packets to TCP port 4999.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03507.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-035-01
http://osvdb.org/102811
http://secunia.com/advisories/56651
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65349
http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-342587.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90935

History

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Subscriptions

Siemens Simatic Wincc Open Architecture

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-02-07T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:10.703Z

Reserved: 2014-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-1698

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-07T04:52:04.443

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:05:23.963

Link: CVE-2014-1698

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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