CVE-2012-2596 - Spreading Exchange

Description

The XPath functionality in unspecified web applications in Siemens WinCC 7.0 SP3 before Update 2 does not properly handle special characters in parameters which allows remote authenticated users to read or modify settings via a crafted URL related to an \XML injection\ attack.

Reference

http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-223158.pdf http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-158-01.pdf