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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-7847
Modicon Industrial Controller Modbus Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Description

A CWE-284: Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service or potential code execution by overwriting configuration settings of the controller over Modbus.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Feb. 3, 2022, 2:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-7847 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 modicon_m580_firmware
2 Schneider-electric modicon_m340_firmware
3 Schneider-electric modicon_premium_firmware
4 Schneider-electric modicon_quantum_firmware
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-2018-7847.

URL Resource
https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-134-11/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0742 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0743 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-7847 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]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0742 No Types Assigned https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0742 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0743 No Types Assigned https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0743 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-284
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:se:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:se:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:se:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:se:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0743 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0742 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-134-11/ No Types Assigned https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-134-11/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m580_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m580:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_quantum_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_quantum:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_premium_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_premium:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-7847 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

1.50 }} 0.13%

score

0.87269

percentile

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