# CVE-2018-7781: Information disclosure in Pelco Sarix Professional V1

> Authenticated users can view passwords in clear text, leading to privilege escalation on Pelco Sarix Professional cameras.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-66q3-3329-6w7w

## What is CVE-2018-7781?

CVE-2018-7781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Pelco Sarix Professional V1, published on 3 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Schneider Electric Pelco Sarix Professional 1st generation cameras with firmware versions prior to 3.29.69, by sending a specially crafted request an authenticated user can view password in clear text and results in privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7781?

It affects 20 products.


Products: Schneider-Electric Ibp1110-1er Firmware, Schneider-Electric Ibp219-1er Firmware, Schneider-Electric Ibp319-1er Firmware, Schneider-Electric Ibp519-1er Firmware, Schneider-Electric Ibps110-1er Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp1110-1 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp1110-1e Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp1110-1er Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp219-1 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp219-1e Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp219-1er Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp319-1 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp319-1e Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp319-1er Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp519-1 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp519-1e Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imp519-1er Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imps110-1 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imps110-1e Firmware, Schneider-Electric Imps110-1er Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-7781?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7781 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-7781 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7781 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric SE Pelco Sarix Professional V1

- [CVE-2018-7780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7780/): Memory corruption in Pelco Sarix Professional V1 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7228/): Auth bypass in Pelco Sarix Professional (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7229/): Hardcoded credentials in Pelco Sarix Professional (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7231/): Command injection in Pelco Sarix Professional (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7232/): Command injection in Pelco Sarix Professional (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-7781 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-7781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Pelco Sarix Professional V1, published on 3 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7781 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric SE Pelco Sarix Professional V1. 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-2018-7781/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7781/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7781
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7781
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7781

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7781/
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