CVE-2018-7791

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-7791
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-08-29 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-02-03 14:31:00 UTC
DescriptionA Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon M221 product (all references, all versions prior to firmware V1.6.2.0). The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to overwrite the original password with their password. If an attacker exploits this vulnerability and overwrite the password, the attacker can upload the original program from the PLC.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Schneider-electric Modicon M221 - All All All
Hardware Schneider-electric Modicon M221 - All All All
Operating System Schneider-electric Modicon M221 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Schneider-electric Modicon M221 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Se Modicon M221 - All All All
Operating System Se Modicon M221 Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Notification - Modicon M221 | Schneider Electric CONFIRM www.schneider-electric.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Schneider Electric Modicon M221 Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590483 Schneider Electric Modicon M221 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-18-240-02,ICSA-18-240-01)
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