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CVE-2013-4651


Siemens Scalance W7xx devices with firmware before 4.5.4 use the same hardcoded X.509 certificate across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks against SSL sessions by leveraging the certificate's trust relationship.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4651 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 17 products from siemens, from siemens, from siemens and 14 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

2013-08-01T13:32:26.067

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:57:39.617

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

8.5

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System siemens scalance_w700_series_firmware ≤ 4.4.0 Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w744-1 - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w744-1pro - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w746-1 - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w746-1pro - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w747-1 - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w747-1rr - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w784-1 - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w784-1rr - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w786-1pro - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w786-2pro - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w786-2rr - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w786-3pro - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w788-1pro - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w788-1rr - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w788-2pro - Yes
Hardware siemens scalance_w788-2rr - 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.