Multiple vulnerabilities in Mitsubishi Electric FR Configurator2
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-10976 CVE-2019-10972 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-611 CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Mitsubishi Electric FR Configurator2 Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration |
| Vendor | Mitsubishi Electric |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) XML External Entity injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU19522
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10976
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the input passed to the XML parser is not sanitized while parsing the XML project and/or template file (.frc2). A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and read arbitrary files on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMitsubishi Electric FR Configurator2: 1.16S
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU19524
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10972
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the CPU exhaustion when an attacker provides the target with a rogue project file (.frc2). A remote attacker can trick a victim to open the rogue project, trigger CPU exhaustion and cause the software to quit responding until the application is restarted.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMitsubishi Electric FR Configurator2: 1.16S
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
