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CVE-2012-0930

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Schneider Electric Modicon Quantum PLC allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from schneider-electric organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-01-28T01:55:01.547

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	schneider-electric	modicon_quantum_plc	-	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/47723 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51605 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-020-03.pdf Broken Link ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72590 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-12-020-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/47723 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51605 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-020-03.pdf Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72590 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-12-020-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For schneider-electric's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.