Schneider Electric Pelco Sarix Professional up to 3.29 Web Interface import.cgi xml external entity reference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Schneider Electric Pelco Sarix Professional up to 3.29 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file import.cgi of the component Web Interface. Performing a manipulation results in xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-7230. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Schneider Electric Pelco Sarix Professional up to 3.29. This affects an unknown part of the file import.cgi of the component Web Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in the import.cgi of the web interface component of the Schneider Electric's Pelco Sarix Professional in all firmware versions prior to 3.29.67.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2018. The weakness was disclosed 03/09/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at schneider-electric.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-7230 since 02/19/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 3.29.67 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-114325, VDB-114326, VDB-114334 and VDB-114335 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• SCADA Software

Vendor

• Schneider Electric

Name

• Pelco Sarix Professional

Version

• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 3.10
• 3.11
• 3.12
• 3.13
• 3.14
• 3.15
• 3.16
• 3.17
• 3.18
• 3.19
• 3.20
• 3.21
• 3.22
• 3.23
• 3.24
• 3.25
• 3.26
• 3.27
• 3.28
• 3.29

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.schneider-electric.com/

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