CVE-2018-17889 XML external entity in PI Studio
An attacker can exploit XML external entity injection in WECON PI Studio to disclose sensitive information by tricking a user into opening a malicious project file.
- 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-2018-17889?
CVE-2018-17889 is a medium-severity 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17889?
It affects 2 products.
Products include We-Con Pi Studio, We-Con Pi Studio Hmi.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-17889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WECON PI Studio
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j9h-qgqg-vvwq.