CVE-2013-4911
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Siemens WinCC (TIA Portal) 11 and 12 before 12 SP1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims by leveraging improper configuration of SIMATIC HMI panels by the WinCC product.
remediations
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No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationWinCC (TIA Portal) V11cisa_csaf_ot
Siemens has produced a software update that resolves these vulnerabilities. The update can be applied to all versions of WinCC TIA Portal. Siemens recommends that asset owners and operators contact Siemens customer support to acquire the update. Siemens update information is located here: (http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/73947391)
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/73947391 - MitigationWinCC (TIA Portal) V12cisa_csaf_ot
Siemens has produced a software update that resolves these vulnerabilities. The update can be applied to all versions of WinCC TIA Portal. Siemens recommends that asset owners and operators contact Siemens customer support to acquire the update. Siemens update information is located here: (http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/73947391)
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/73947391
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- ICSA-13-213-02Siemens WinCC TIA Portal Vulnerabilities2013-05-04icsa · 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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references (16)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61536cnnvd
- http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-064884.pdfcnnvd
- http://scadastrangelove.blogspot.com/2013/08/ssa-064884-wincctia-portal-fixes.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54051enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54252enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61536enisa_euvd
- http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-064884.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86099enisa_euvd
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