CVE-2018-17889 is an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability affecting WECON Technology Co., Ltd. PI Studio HMI versions 4.1.9 and prior, and PI Studio versions 4.2.34 and prior. This flaw, residing in the XMLParser when parsing project files, could lead to sensitive information disclosure. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and has high confidentiality impact (C:H) with a network attack vector (AV:N) and high attack complexity (AC:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:we-con:pi_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:we-con:pi_studio_hmi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.