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CVE-2012-4693 (GCVE-0-2012-4693)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-18 11:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:57
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Summary
Invensys Wonderware InTouch 2012 R2 and earlier and Siemens ProcessSuite use a weak encryption algorithm for data in Ps_security.ini, which makes it easier for local users to discover passwords by reading this file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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