CVE-2018-17916 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting InduSoft Web Studio versions prior to 8.1 SP2 and InTouch Edge HMI versions prior to 2017 SP2. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted packets during tag, alarm, or event actions, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the runtime. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100 indicates a significant theoretical risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aveva:indusoft_web_studio:6.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aveva:indusoft_web_studio:6.1:sp6_p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aveva:indusoft_web_studio:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aveva:indusoft_web_studio:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aveva:indusoft_web_studio:7.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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[R1] Multiple Vulnerabilities in AVEVA Indusoft Web Studio and InTouch Edge HMI
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Oct 30, 2018[R1] Multiple Vulnerabilities in AVEVA Indusoft Web Studio and InTouch Edge HMI
Oct 30, 2018