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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-0653 · published 27 January 2013

CVE-2013-0653: Intelligent platforms proficy hmi\/scada cimplicity path traversal vulnerability

Ge · Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi\/Scada Cimplicity

Directory traversal vulnerability in substitute.bcl in the WebView CimWeb subsystem in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY 4.01 through 8.0, and Proficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITY, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted packet.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 19% · top 2.8% CWE-22 · Path traversal
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in substitute.bcl in the WebView CimWeb subsystem in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY 4.01 through 8.0, and Proficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITY, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted packet.

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-13-022-02.pdf US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-13-022-02.pdf US Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-0653), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.