# CVE-2018-19009: Information disclosure in Pilz PNOZmulti Configurator

> An authenticated local attacker can view clear-text credentials for PMI m107 diag HMI devices, enabling subsequent data modification on the device.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7f64-hfxq-83h4

## What is CVE-2018-19009?

CVE-2018-19009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pilz PNOZmulti Configurator, published on 25 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Pilz PNOZmulti Configurator prior to version 10.9 allows an authenticated attacker with local access to the system containing the PNOZmulti Configurator software to view sensitive credential data in clear-text. This sensitive data is applicable to only the PMI m107 diag HMI device. An attacker with access to this sensitive data and physical access to the PMI m107 diag can modify data on the HMI device.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19009?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pilz Pnozmulti Configurator.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19009?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-19009 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-19009 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pilz PNOZmulti Configurator, published on 25 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pilz PNOZmulti Configurator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19009/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19009/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19009
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19009
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19009

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19009/
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