CVE-2013-0653

Directory traversal vulnerability in substitute.bcl in the WebView CimWeb subsystem in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY 4.01 through 8.0, and Proficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITY, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted packet.

Published: 2013-01-27 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-0653 is rated Moderate Risk (48.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.54%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0653

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 2026-04-22 10.54% 9.54% -1.00%
2 2026-04-11 13.17% 10.54% -2.63%
3 2025-10-23 13.17%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-0653

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-0653

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-0653

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems_with_cimplicity cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems_with_cimplicity:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems cpe:2.3:h:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-0653

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