CVE-2011-4870

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) GUIControls, (2) BatchObjSrv, and (3) BatchSecCtrl ActiveX controls in Invensys Wonderware InBatch 9.0 and 9.0 SP1, and InBatch 8.1 SP1, 9.0 SP2, and 9.5 Server and Runtime Clients, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a property value, a different issue than CVE-2011-3141.

Published: 2012-01-08 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-4870 is rated Moderate Risk (56.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.49%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4870

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.70% 2.49% +0.79%
2 2025-11-29 2.01% 1.70% -0.31%
3 2025-03-30 — 2.01% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-4870

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-4870

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-4870

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
invensys wonderware_inbatch 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_inbatch:8.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
invensys wonderware_inbatch 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_inbatch:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invensys wonderware_inbatch 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_inbatch:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
invensys wonderware_inbatch 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_inbatch:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
invensys wonderware_inbatch 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_inbatch:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-4870

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