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CVE-2013-3958

Published: Jun 14, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-255
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 22.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The login implementation in the Web Navigator in Siemens WinCC before 7.2 Update 1, as used in SIMATIC PCS7 8.0 SP1 and earlier and other products, has a hardcoded account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an unspecified request.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-255

Affected Products

simatic pcs7siemens
On-prem
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
winccsiemens
On-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
n/an/a
SIMATIC WinCCSiemens AG
On-premDesktop App
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
siemenscommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka siemens ag
siemens agcommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka siemens

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-345843.pdf
siemens.com
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2013/icsa-13-169-02.json
raw.githubusercontent.com
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-13-169-02
cisa.gov
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Timeline

Published
Jun 14, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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