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CVE-2012-3040

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web server on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLCs 2.x through 3.0.1 allows remo

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web server on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLCs 2.x through 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01214
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

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siemens simatic s7-1200 firmware>= 2.0.0 and < 3.0.2
siemens simatic s7-1200 cpu 1211c firmware>= 2.0.0 and < 3.0.2
siemens simatic s7-1200 cpu 1212c firmware>= 2.0.0 and < 3.0.2
siemens simatic s7-1200 cpu 1212fc firmware>= 2.0.0 and < 3.0.2
siemens simatic s7-1200 cpu 1214 fc firmware>= 2.0.0 and < 3.0.2
siemens simatic s7-1200 cpu 1214c firmware>= 2.0.0 and < 3.0.2
siemens simatic s7-1200 cpu 1215 fc firmware>= 2.0.0 and < 3.0.2
siemens simatic s7-1200 cpu 1215c firmware>= 2.0.0 and < 3.0.2
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD10 Oct 2012 · 06:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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siemens-csafSSA-279823
cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2012-icsa-12-283-01
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2012-50Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/86130Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50816Third Party Advisory
http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-279823.pdfBroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-283-01.pdfBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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