CVE-2013-5709

highpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.99% (87th) EPSS
CVSS 8.3 · high
Is it mine?
29 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The authentication implementation in the web server on Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switches with firmware before 5.0.0 does not use a sufficient source of entropy for generating values of random numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions by predicting a value.

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remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

  • MitigationSCALANCE X-200 switch Machine-Readable Product Designation (MLFB)cisa_csaf_ot

    Siemens has produced a new version of SCALANCE X-200 firmware, V5.0.0. This new version fixes the Web hijack vulnerability. Users may obtain a copy of V5.0.0 at the following location on the Siemens Web site: (http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/de/78458674)

    http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/de/78458674
  • MitigationSCALANCE X-200 switch family firmwarecisa_csaf_ot

    Siemens has produced a new version of SCALANCE X-200 firmware, V5.0.0. This new version fixes the Web hijack vulnerability. Users may obtain a copy of V5.0.0 at the following location on the Siemens Web site: (http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/de/78458674)

    http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/de/78458674
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cvss

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

8.3
010

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

v2.08.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 8.5
v2.08.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Csecondary · CISA US
v2.07.1highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-189USprimaryCWE-331US
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affected products (29)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • ICSA-13-254-01Siemens SCALANCE X-200 Web Hijack Vulnerability2013-06-14icsa · 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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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcisa_csaf_otnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2013-09-17modified 2026-06-16
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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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