Publication Date:
Last Update:
Current Version: V1.2
CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 9.6
CVSS v4.0 Base Score: 8.6
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Affected Product and Versions Remediation

All versions
affected by CVE-2012-3040
Currently no fix is planned

All versions < V3.0.2
affected by CVE-2012-3040
Update to V3.0.2 or later version
  • Disable JavaScript within the web browser used to access the web server of the affected products
  • Utilize a modern web browser with integrated XSS filtering mechanisms
  • Deactivate the web server if not required. The web server is disabled by default.

Product-specific remediations or mitigations can be found in the section Known Affected Products.
Please follow the General Security Recommendations.

As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals. Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity

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This chapter describes all vulnerabilities (CVE-IDs) addressed in this security advisory. Wherever applicable, it also documents the product-specific impact of the individual vulnerabilities.

CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.6
CVSS v3.1 Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0 Base Score 8.6
CVSS v4.0 Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CWE CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

  • Artem Zinenko from Kaspersky for pointing out that SIPLUS should also be mentioned
  • Yury Goltsev, Dmitriy Serebryannikov, Artem Chaikin, and Timur Yunusov from Positive Technologies for coordinated disclosure

https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories
V1.0 (2012-10-08): Publication Date
V1.1 (2020-02-10): SIPLUS devices now explicitly mentioned in the list of affected products
V1.2 (2025-10-14): Used CVE ID (CVE-2012-3040) instead of the deprecated SVE ID (SVE-2012-0004); Corrected CVSS vector of CVE-2012-3040; Updated SSA to current data model and support of csaf