CVE-2011-4878

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in miniweb.exe in the HMI web server in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008 before SP3; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal) before SP2 Update 1; the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%5c (dot dot backslash) in a URI.

Published: 2012-02-03 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-4878 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.11%, 94th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-4878

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18166 exploit_db edb 2011-11-28 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4878

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 2026-05-23 15.08% 14.11% -0.97%
2 2026-03-10 19.08% 15.08% -4.00%
3 2025-12-25 — 19.08% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-4878

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-4878

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-4878

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
siemens wincc_flexible 2004 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc_flexible 2005 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc_flexible 2007 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc_flexible 2008 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc_flexible 2008 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2008:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc_flexible 2008 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible:2008:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc <= v11 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc v11 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:v11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc v11 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:v11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_hmi_panels comfort_panels cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:comfort_panels:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_hmi_panels mobile_panels cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:mobile_panels:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_hmi_panels mp cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:mp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_hmi_panels op cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:op:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_hmi_panels tp cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_hmi_panels:tp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc_runtime_advanced v11 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_runtime_advanced:v11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc_flexible_runtime — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_flexible_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-4878

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