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CVE-2013-0653

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 19.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-01-27 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in substitute.bcl in the WebView CimWeb subsystem in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY 4.01 through 8.0, and Proficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITY, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted packet.

Affected products

• GE CIMPLICITY: 4.01, 7.5, 8.0
• GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Process Systems: all versions
• GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Process Systems With Cimplicity: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-13-022-02.pdf
• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-13-022-02.pdf

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