Code Injection in Modicon Quantum - CVE-2019-6816
Published: October 3, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21518
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6816
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Schneider Electric
Affected software:
Modicon Quantum
Modicon Quantum
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the firmware modification.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can cause an unauthorized firmware modification with possible denial of service (DoS) condition when using Modbus protocol.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-6816
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.