CVE-2013-2796

Description

Schneider Electric Vijeo Citect 7.20 and earlier, CitectSCADA 7.20 and earlier, and PowerLogic SCADA 7.20 and earlier allow 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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.citect.schneider-electric.com/cs-HF720SP459363 patch
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-217-02 us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2796?
CVE-2013-2796 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2796?
To fix CVE-2013-2796, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2796 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-2796 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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