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Siemens SIMATIC Cross-site Scripting (CVE-2012-3040)
medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500100
Synopsis
The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web server on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLCs 2.x through 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI.This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
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Solution
Refer to the vendor advisory.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 500100
File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2012-3040.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: Remote
Family: Tenable.ot
Published: 2/7/2022
Updated: 4/21/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-3040
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_firmware
Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-3040