What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-2796?

CVE-2013-2796 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2796?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2013-2796. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Citectscada CVE-2013-2796

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2013-08-09 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Schneider Electric XXE Citectscada Powerlogic Scada Vijeo Citect

6.9

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.9 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 09, 2013 - 23:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.9

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. 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. Affected products include: Schneider-Electric Citectscada, Schneider-Electric Powerlogic Scada, Schneider-Electric Vijeo Citect.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.