CVE-2012-3005
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUntrusted search path vulnerability in Invensys Wonderware InTouch 2012 and earlier, as used in Wonderware Application Server, Wonderware Information Server, Foxboro Control Software, InFusion CE/FE/SCADA, InBatch, and Wonderware Historian, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUntrusted search path vulnerability allows local users to place a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory that Wonderware InTouch 2012 and related products load from, resulting in privilege escalation. The application searches directories in an insecure order, allowing DLL preloading attacks.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.1= 4.0<= 2.5<= 2012<= 2012= 10.0= 10.5<= 10.0= 10.0<= 9.5<= 4.5= 3.1= 4.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Wonderware/Invensys product versionsUse the system's software inventory or check the program's About/Version information to determine the exact version of any Wonderware, Invensys Foxboro, Invensys Infusion, or related products installed.Affected if The installed version matches one of the affected ranges: Foxboro Control Software 3.1 or 4.0; Infusion Ce/fe/scada versions 2.5 or lower; InTouch versions 2012 or lower; Application Server versions 2012, 10.0, or 10.5; Historian versions 10.0 or lower; Inbatch versions 9.5 or lower; Information Ser
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Identify the application's working directoryLocate the installation directory of the Wonderware/InTouch application by reviewing the shortcut properties or searching for the main executable such as intouch.exe or related binaries.Affected if The working directory is writable by non-privileged users, allowing them to place a malicious DLL file.
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Review DLL search path orderExamine how the application loads DLLs by monitoring it with process monitoring tools or checking the application's configuration for DLL loading behavior.Affected if The application loads DLLs from the current working directory or other user-writable locations before checking system directories, enabling DLL preloading attacks.
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Inspect for unexpected DLLs in application directoriesList all DLL files in the application's installation directory and any directories in its search path, looking for unfamiliar or recently added DLLs.Affected if Suspicious or unexpected DLL files exist in directories the application uses, indicating potential exploitation.
A user is affected if they have any of the listed vulnerable product versions installed and the application runs with elevated privileges while allowing writable directories in its DLL search path.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches for InTouch 2012 and related Wonderware products. Ensure installation directories are not writable by unprivileged users and remove any suspicious DLLs from the search path.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-3005 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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