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A CWE-284: Improper Access Control vulnerability exists...

Critical severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 28, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 22, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated Jan 28, 2023

Severity

Critical

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(76th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Access Control

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Learn more on MITRE.

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2018-7847

GHSA ID

GHSA-frc4-4hp9-9xxf

Source code

No known source code

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