CVE-2012-4709

Invensys Wonderware InTouch HMI 2012 R2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Published: 2013-10-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4709 is rated Moderate Risk (43.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.63%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4709

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 0.18% 0.63% +0.44%
2 2025-03-17 0.32% 0.18% -0.14%
3 2024-09-17 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4709

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4709

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-4709

Comment: AV:L per http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-276-01 'This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4709

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
invensys wonderware_intouch <= 2012 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_intouch:*:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4709

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