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CVE-2013-3633


A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (Versions < V5.0.0 for CVE-2013-3633 and versions < V4.5.0 for CVE-2013-3634), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V5.1.0). The user privileges for the web interface are only enforced on client side and not properly verified on server side. Therefore, an attacker is able to execute privileged commands using an unprivileged account.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-3633 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from siemens, from siemens, from siemens and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, 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

2013-05-24T20:55:01.737

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 8.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

8.5

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System siemens scalance_x200irt_firmware ≤ 5.0.0 Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_x200-4p_irt - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_x201-3p_irt - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_x201-3p_irt - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_x202-2irt - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_x202-2p_irt - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_x202-2p_irt - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_x204irt - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_x204irt - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_xf204irt - Yes

References

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 siemens'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.