CVE-2012-2596 — The XPath functionality in unspecified web applications in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 before Update 2 does not properly handle special characters in parameters, which allows remote authenticated users to read or modify settings via a crafted URL, related to an "XML injection" attack

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The XPath functionality in unspecified web applications in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 before Update 2 does not properly handle special characters in parameters, which allows remote authenticated users to read or modify settings via a crafted URL, related to an "XML injection" attack

Published Jun 8, 2012

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.50%

Description

The XPath functionality in unspecified web applications in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 before Update 2 does not properly handle special characters in parameters, which allows remote authenticated users to read or modify settings via a crafted URL, related to an "XML injection" attack.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.50% 0.01504

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01504

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.50% (0.01504)	73.40th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.50% (0.01504)	70.91th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.24% (0.00241)	45.43th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.14% (0.00135)	50.51th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.13% (0.00130)	47.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 2, 2023	0.11% (0.00110)	43.42th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.10% (0.00103)	40.51th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-94

Code Injection

References (2)

http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-223158.pdf
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-158-01.pdf
x_refsource_MISCUS Government Resource

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-223158.pdf		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-158-01.pdf		x_refsource_MISCUS Government Resource

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner certcc

Published Jun 8, 2012

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved May 9, 2012

Link CVE-2012-2596

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-2596

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2012-2596