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Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real Time Information PortalApplication · Ge

CVE-2013-0651

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-01-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
The Portal installation process in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real-Time Information Portal stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to read configuration files, and discover data-source credentials, via a direct request.

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 · high confidence

GE Proficy Real-Time Information Portal's installation process stores sensitive configuration files containing data-source credentials in directories accessible via the web server (under the web root). Without proper access controls, remote attackers can directly request these files via HTTP and obtain plaintext credentials for backend databases.

MitigationRelocate sensitive configuration files outside the web root directory and implement proper file-system access controls to prevent unauthorized web-accessible downloads of sensitive data.

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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
Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real Time Information PortalApplication
Affected:all versions= 2.6= 3.0= 3.5

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if GE Proficy Real-Time Information Portal is installed
    Check for the presence of the portal installation directory, typically found under the GE installation path such as C:\Program Files\GE Digital\Proficy Real-Time Information Portal or similar locations depending on installation choices
    Affected if The portal software is present on the system
  2. Locate the web root directory used by the portal
    Identify the web server configuration (IIS or built-in web server) and determine the document root where HTTP requests are served. Look in the portal configuration for the web root path setting
    Affected if A web root directory exists and is configured to serve HTTP requests
  3. Search for configuration files containing credentials in the web root
    Examine the web root directory and its subdirectories for configuration files (such as config.xml, connectionstrings.config, database.config, or similar naming patterns) that may contain data-source credentials or plaintext passwords
    Affected if Sensitive configuration files exist within or under the web root directory
  4. Verify HTTP accessibility of credential-containing files
    Using a web browser or HTTP client, attempt to directly request the suspected configuration files via HTTP (for example: http://yourportal/ config/configurationfile.xml). Check if the server returns the file contents without authentication
    Affected if The configuration files containing credentials are directly accessible via HTTP without requiring authentication
  5. Confirm plaintext credentials in accessed files
    If files are accessible, open them and verify whether they contain plaintext database usernames and passwords or other sensitive authentication credentials
    Affected if The configuration files contain plaintext credentials for backend databases

If GE Proficy Real-Time Information Portal is installed and sensitive configuration files containing plaintext database credentials are stored within or accessible via the web root directory, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2013-0651.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Relocate sensitive configuration files outside the web root directory and implement proper file-system access controls to prevent unauthorized web-accessible downloads of sensitive data.

Fix this in Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real Time Information Portal Scoped from the published advisory
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