4.3

CVE-2012-3040: siemens simatic_s7-1200_firmware Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 10-10-2012Last modified 23-05-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3040 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in siemens simatic_s7-1200_firmware. EPSS estimates a 2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web server on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLCs 2.x through 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.56% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

1 vendor · 9 products

References

5 links