CVE-2013-0679

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in Siemens WinCC before 7.2, as used in SIMATIC PCS7 before 8.0 SP1 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via vectors involving a query for a pathname.

Published: 2013-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-0679 is rated Moderate Risk (46.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.33%). EPSS rose +1.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0679

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 0.33% 2.33% +1.99%
2 2025-04-27 0.38% 0.33% -0.05%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.38% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-0679

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-2013-0679

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-0679

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
siemens simatic_pcs7 <= 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_pcs7 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs7:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc <= 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:6.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens wincc 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-0679

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