CVE-2017-7968 describes an Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio v8.0 Patch 3 and earlier. This flaw allows an authenticated, non-administrative user to manipulate newly created files and directories, leading to local privilege escalation. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:wonderware_indusoft_web_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.