CVE-2018-7783

Description

Schneider Electric SoMachine Basic prior to v1.6 SP1 suffers from an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability using the DTD parameter entities technique resulting in disclosure and retrieval of arbitrary data on the affected node via out-of-band (OOB) attack. The vulnerability is triggered when input passed to the xml parser is not sanitized while parsing the xml project/template file.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
Vendor Advisory schneider-electric.com
Affected: Schneider Electric SE SoMachine Basic
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-142-01/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7783?
CVE-2018-7783 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7783?
To fix CVE-2018-7783, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-7783 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-7783 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-7783?
CVE-2018-7783 affects Schneider Electric SE SoMachine Basic.
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