Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC 'web server' Component Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	55841
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 09 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 09 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Dmitriy Serebryannikov, Artem Chaikin, Yury Goltsev, and Timur Yunusov, Positive Technologies.
Vulnerable:	Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 2.0.3 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 2.0.2
Not Vulnerable:

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC 'web server' Component Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC 'web server' Component Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC 'web server' Component Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC 'web server' Component Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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