(PT-2018-19) Positive Technologies Security Advisory
Authorization Bypass in Schneider Electric's Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200
Vulnerable products
Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200
Version: all versions
Link:
https://www.schneider-electric.com/
Severity level
Severity level: High
Impact: Authorization Bypass
Access Vector: Remote
CVSS v3:
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVE: CVE-2018-7760
Vulnerability description
The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected an Authorization Bypass vulnerability in Schneider Electric's Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200.
Vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authorization using requests to CGI functions.
How to fix
Use the vendor's advisory:
https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-081-02/
Advisory status
28.04.2017 - Vendor gets vulnerability details
22.03.2018 - Vendor releases fixed version and details
03.09.2018 - Public disclosure
Credits
The vulnerability was detected by Alexey Stennikov, Anton Dorfman, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)
References
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2018-19
https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/about/news/294214/
Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:
https://www.ptsecurity.com/
https://en.securitylab.ru/lab/
About Positive Technologies
Positive Technologies is a leading digital security firm with over 15 years of experience in 360° protection of critical IT systems against the most advanced cyberthreats. State-of-the-art solutions are developed at the company's research center—one of the largest in Europe. Positive Technologies experts have helped to identify and fix over 250 zero-day vulnerabilities in products from Cisco, Google, Honeywell, Huawei, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and others, earning a reputation for world-class expertise in protection of devices and infrastructures at all scales from ATMs to nuclear power stations. Findings by Positive Technologies researchers are used for updating the MaxPatrol knowledge base and for development of security solutions including PT Application Firewall, PT Application Inspector, MaxPatrol. These products allow securing web applications, evaluating network protection, blocking attacks in real time, ensuring compliance with industry and national standards, and training security specialists. Positive Technologies is the organizer of the annual Positive Hack Days international forum and security competition.
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