CVE-2018-14810 Memory corruption in PI Studio
Attackers can execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges by exploiting a memory corruption vulnerability in WECON PI Studio HMI software.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14810?
CVE-2018-14810 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in WECON PI Studio, published on 8 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
WECON Technology Co., Ltd. PI Studio HMI versions 4.1.9 and prior and PI Studio versions 4.2.34 and prior parse files and pass invalidated user data to an unsafe method call, which may allow code to be executed in the context of an administrator.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14810?
It affects 2 products.
Products include We-Con Pi Studio, We-Con Pi Studio Hmi.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14810?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14810 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-14810 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14810 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WECON PI Studio
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5f5v-7w3c-2rm9.