CVE-2012-4693

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4693
StatePUBLISHED
Assignericscert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-18 12:30:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionInvensys Wonderware InTouch 2012 R2 and earlier and Siemens ProcessSuite use a weak encryption algorithm for data in Ps_security.ini, which makes it easier for local users to discover passwords by reading this file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Invensys Wonderware Intouch All r2 All All
Application Siemens Processsuite - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Siemens ProcessSuite and Invensys Intouch Poorly Encrypted Password File | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Siemens af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.siemens.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590852 Siemens ProcessSuite and Invensys Intouch Poorly Encrypted Password File Vulnerability (ICSA-12-348-01)
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