CVE-2017-6869
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2017-08-08
- WeaknessCWE-287
Am I affected?
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Description
A vulnerability was discovered in Siemens ViewPort for Web Office Portal before revision number 1453 that could allow an unauthenticated remote user to upload arbitrary code and execute it with the permissions of the operating-system user running the web server by sending specially crafted network packets to port 443/TCP or port 80/TCP.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2017-08-0800:29CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | all versions | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Siemens Viewport for Web Office Portal
ViewPort for Web Office Portal: versions prior to revision number 1453
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-17-180-03 · 1 productSiemens has released software revision number 1453 for ViewPort for Web Office Portal to address the vulnerability. It is recommended that users update to the fixed version. This new version can be obtained by emailing Siemens Energy Customer Support Center at: support.energy@siemens.com
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-17-180-03 · 1 productSiemens recommends the following mitigations until patches can be applied:
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-17-180-03 · 1 producthttps://www.siemens.com/gridsecurity
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-17-180-03 · 1 productFor more information on this vulnerability and more detailed mitigation instructions, please see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-545214 at the following location:
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-17-180-03 · 1 producthttp://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories
Advisories and patches
- www.siemens.comVendor Advisory
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.0 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2017-08-08
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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