CVE-2013-0653

mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.191 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

19.1% (97th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

10 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationProficy HMI/SCADA – CIMPLICITYcisa_csaf_ot
GE has created patches and has detailed configuration recommendations to mitigate these vulnerabilities: GEIP12-13 at (http://support.ge-ip.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB15153)
http://support.ge-ip.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB15153
MitigationProficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITYcisa_csaf_ot
GE has created patches and has detailed configuration recommendations to mitigate these vulnerabilities: GEIP12-13 at (http://support.ge-ip.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB15153)
http://support.ge-ip.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB15153

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nsecondary · CISA US

v2.04.1mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:Fsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USprimaryCWE-22US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

auxiliary/admin/scada/ge_proficy_substitute_traversalGE Proficy Cimplicity WebView substitute.bcl Directory Traversalfunctional · metasploit

affected products (10)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

GE Proficy HMI/SCADA – CIMPLICITY: >=4.01all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
GE Proficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITY: vers:all/*all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
GE Proficy HMI/SCADA – CIMPLICITY≥ 4.01cisa_csaf_otUS
GE Proficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITY≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
ge intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada cimplicity= 4.01nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada cimplicity= 7.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada cimplicity= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent platforms proficy process systemsall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:h:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent platforms proficy process systems with cimplicityall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems_with_cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-13-022-02GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Cimplicity Multiple Vulnerabilities2013-10-26icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2013-01-27modified 2026-06-16

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references (6)

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