CVE-2013-0678

Siemens WinCC before 7.2, as used in SIMATIC PCS7 before 8.0 SP1 and other products, does not properly represent WebNavigator credentials in a database, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a SQL query.

Published: 2013-03-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-0678 is rated Moderate Risk (42.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.52%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.30% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0678

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 0.21% 1.52% +1.30%
2 2025-04-27 0.28% 0.21% -0.07%
3 2025-03-17 0.28%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-0678

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-0678

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-0678

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
siemens simatic_pcs7 <= 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc <= 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-0678

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