Open redirect in Schneider Electric products - CVE-2018-7797

 

Open redirect in Schneider Electric products - CVE-2018-7797

Published: December 20, 2018 / Updated: December 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16651
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7797
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Schneider Electric
Affected software:
EcoStruxure Energy Expert
EcoStruxure Power SCADA Operations
EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-7797

Install update from vendor's website.

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