Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2014-0751 affects GE CIMPLICITY web access used in some SCADA environments. The web component could accept shell files from an unsafe location, allowing an unauthenticated network attacker to get malicious files deployed into a SCADA project and potentially run code. Exposure is most plausible where CIMPLICITY Web-based access, specifically CimWebServer, is reachable on a control-system network. Internet exposure would materially increase urgency, but the bundle does not state common deployment patterns or exposed instance counts. Treat this as a control-system exposure review item, not a general enterprise emergency. Prioritize plants or sites where CimWebServer is reachable beyond tightly controlled operational networks or where vendor remediation status is unknown. Mitigation focus: Check GE KB15939, KB15940, and CISA ICSA-14-023-01 for vendor-directed remediation.; Inventory CIMPLICITY and Proficy Process Systems deployments using CimWebServer.; Restrict CimWebServer access to trusted engineering and operations networks only..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.8 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P8.66.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
6.8MediumVector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-023-01CVE reference
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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