Directory traversal vulnerability in substitute.bcl in the WebView CimWeb subsystem in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY 4.01 through 8.0, and Proficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITY, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted packet.
Published 2013-01-27 18:55:03
Updated 2013-01-29 05:00:00
Source ICS-CERT
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2013-0653

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0653

2.18%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 90 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2013-0653

  • GE Proficy Cimplicity WebView substitute.bcl Directory Traversal
    Disclosure Date: 2013-01-22
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    auxiliary/admin/scada/ge_proficy_substitute_traversal
    This module abuses a directory traversal in GE Proficy Cimplicity, specifically on the gefebt.exe component used by the WebView, in order to retrieve arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. This module has been tested successfully on GE Proficy Cimplicity 7.5. Authors

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-0653

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.6
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-0653

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-0653

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