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CVE-2018-17889

In WECON Technology Co., Ltd. PI Studio HMI versions 4.1.9 and prior and PI Studio versions 4.2.34 and prior when parsing project files, the XMLParser that ships with Wecon PIStudio is vulnerable to a XML external entity injection attack, which may allow sensitive information disclosure.

CVSS 5.3 · MediumBuzz score 11.9

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
6.9
1 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
5.0
1 sources across 1 categories
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0.0
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OTX score
0.0
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PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
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Evidence

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  • WECON PI Studio HMI software affected by code execution flawsSecurity Affairs

    Security experts discovered several vulnerabilities in WECON’s PI Studio HMI software, the company has verified the issues but has not yet released patches. Researchers Mat Powell and Natnael Samson discovered several vulnerabilities in WECON’s PI Studio HMI software, a software widely used in critical manufacturing, energy, metallurgy, chemical, and water and wastewater sectors. Both experts […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comOct 8, 2018, 7:42 PM

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