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CVE-2018-7824
Schneider Electric Modbus Serial Driver arbitrary file write vulnerability
Description

An Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource (CWE-610) vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric Modbus Serial Driver (For 64-bit Windows OS:V3.17 IE 37 and prior , For 32-bit Windows OS:V2.17 IE 27 and prior, and as part of the Driver Suite version:V14.12 and prior) which could allow write access to system files available only to users with SYSTEM privilege or other important user files.

INFO

Published Date :

May 22, 2019, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 29, 2020, 12:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-7824 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Schneider-electric modbus_serial_driver
2 Schneider-electric driver_suite
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-7824.

URL Resource
https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-099-01/ Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-7824 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CWE NIST CWE-610
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Schneider Electric SE CWE-610
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-099-01/ No Types Assigned https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-099-01/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.17 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:modbus_serial_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.17 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:driver_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 14.12
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

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0.20649

percentile

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