CVE-2016-9360: ge cimplicity Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-9360 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in ge cimplicity. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 13-02-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX Version 5.8 SIM 13 and prior versions, Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY Version 9.0 and prior versions, and Proficy Historian Version 6.0 and prior versions. An attacker may be able to retrieve user passwords if he or she has access to an authenticated session.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.37% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ge3 products
- cimplicity≤ 9.0
- historian≤ 6.0
- ifix≤ 5.8
1 vendor · 3 products
References
3 links- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-05AX Refsource MISCMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource