CVE-2012-4693
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.9
Description
Invensys Wonderware InTouch 2012 R2 and earlier and Siemens ProcessSuite use a weak encryption algorithm for data in Ps_security.ini, which makes it easier for local users to discover passwords by reading this file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| invensys | wonderware_intouch | {"endIncluding":"2012"} | |
| siemens | processsuite | - | |
References
- http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-370812.pdf
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-348-01.pdf
- http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-370812.pdf
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-348-01.pdf
CWEs
CWE-310
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.