Is CVE-2013-0679 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-0679 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0679?

CVE-2013-0679 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-0679

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server in Siemens WinCC before 7.2, as used in SIMATIC PCS7 before 8.0 SP1 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via vectors involving a query for a pathname.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.3% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-0690)
Published: March 21, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-0690 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

siemens / simatic pcs7
siemens / simatic pcs7
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc
siemens / wincc

References

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/pdf/ICSA-13-079-02.pdf(US Government Resource)
http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-714398.pdf(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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