CWE
326
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-7242: Weak Encryption

First published: Wed Apr 18 2018(Updated: )

Vulnerable hash algorithms exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200 controllers in all versions of the communication modules. The algorithm used to encrypt the password is vulnerable to hash collision attacks.

Credit: cybersecurity@se.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
schneider-electric BMXNOR0200
schneider-electric BMXNOR0200 firmware
Schneider Electric BMXNOR0200H Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXNOR200H
Schneider Electric 140CPU65150 Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65150 Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU31110
Schneider Electric 140CPU31110
Schneider Electric 140CPU43412U
Schneider Electric 140CPU43412U
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160 Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160
Schneider Electric 140CPU65260 Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65260C
Schneider Electric 140CPU65860
Schneider Electric 140CPU65860
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160S Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160S Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65150C Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65150C
Schneider Electric 140CPU31110
schneider-electric 140cpu31110c
Schneider Electric 140CPU43412UC
Schneider Electric 140CPU43412UC
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160C Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160C
Schneider Electric 140CPU65260C Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65260C Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65860C Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65860C
Schneider Electric BMXP341000 Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP341000 Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP342000 Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP342000 Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP3420102 Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP3420102 Firmware
schneider-electric bmxp3420102cl firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP3420102CL
schneider-electric BMXP342020H firmware
schneider-electric BMXP342020H firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP3420302H firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP3420302H firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP3420302CL Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP3420302CL Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP3420302H firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP3420302H firmware
schneider-electric BMXP342020H firmware
schneider-electric BMXP342020H firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP341000H Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXP341000H Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXH5724M
schneider-electric tsxh5724m firmware
Schneider Electric TSXH5744M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXH5744M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57104M
Schneider Electric TSXp57104MC
Schneider Electric TSXP57154M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57154M
schneider-electric tsxp571634mc firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP571634M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57204M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57204M
schneider-electric tsxp57254m firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57254m firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP572634M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP572634M
Schneider Electric TSXP57304M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57304M Firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57354m firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57354MC
Schneider Electric TSXP573634M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP573634M
Schneider Electric TSXP57454M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57454M
schneider-electric tsxp574634m firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP574634M
schneider-electric tsxp575634m firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP575634M
schneider-electric tsxp576634mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp576634m firmware
Schneider Electric TSXH5724MC Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXH5724MC
Schneider Electric TSXH5744M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXH5744MC
Schneider Electric TSXP57104MC Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57104MC Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57154MC Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP 57154MC
Schneider Electric TSXP571634M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP571634MC
schneider-electric tsxp57204mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57204mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57254mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57254mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp572634mc firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP572634MC
Schneider Electric TSXP57304MC
schneider-electric tsxp57304mc firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57354MC
schneider-electric tsxp57354mc firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP573634MC Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP573634MC
schneider-electric tsxp57454mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57454mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp574634mc firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP574634MC
Schneider Electric TSX P57554M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57554M
schneider-electric tsxp575634mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp575634mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp576634mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp576634mc firmware
Schneider Electric TSX P57554M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57554M
All of
schneider-electric BMXNOR0200
schneider-electric BMXNOR0200 firmware
All of
Schneider Electric BMXNOR0200H Firmware
Schneider Electric BMXNOR200H
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU65150 Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65150 Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU31110
Schneider Electric 140CPU31110
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU43412U
Schneider Electric 140CPU43412U
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160 Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU65260 Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65260C
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU65860
Schneider Electric 140CPU65860
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160S Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160S Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU65150C Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65150C
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU31110
schneider-electric 140cpu31110c
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU43412UC
Schneider Electric 140CPU43412UC
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160C Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65160C
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU65260C Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65260C Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric 140CPU65860C Firmware
Schneider Electric 140CPU65860C
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP341000 Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP341000
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP342000 Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP342000 Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420102 Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420102
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420102CL Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420102CL Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP342020 Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP342020
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420302 Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420302 Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420302 Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420302CL
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420302H Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP3420302H Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP342020H Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP342020H
All of
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP341000H Firmware
Schneider Electric Modicon M340 BMXP341000H
All of
Schneider Electric TSXH5724M
schneider-electric tsxh5724m firmware
All of
Schneider Electric TSXH5744M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXH5744M Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP57104M
Schneider Electric TSXp57104MC
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP57154M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57154M
All of
schneider-electric tsxp571634mc firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP571634M Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP57204M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57204M
All of
schneider-electric tsxp57254m firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57254m firmware
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP572634M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP572634M
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP57304M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57304M Firmware
All of
schneider-electric tsxp57354m firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57354MC
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP573634M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP573634M
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP57454M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57454M
All of
schneider-electric tsxp574634m firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP574634M
All of
schneider-electric tsxp575634m firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP575634M
All of
schneider-electric tsxp576634mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp576634m firmware
All of
Schneider Electric TSXH5724MC Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXH5724MC
All of
Schneider Electric TSXH5744M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXH5744MC
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP57104MC Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57104MC Firmware
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP57154MC Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP 57154MC
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP571634M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP571634MC
All of
schneider-electric tsxp57204mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57204mc firmware
All of
schneider-electric tsxp57254mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57254mc firmware
All of
schneider-electric tsxp572634mc firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP572634MC
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP57304MC
schneider-electric tsxp57304mc firmware
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP57354MC
schneider-electric tsxp57354mc firmware
All of
Schneider Electric TSXP573634MC Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP573634MC
All of
schneider-electric tsxp57454mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp57454mc firmware
All of
schneider-electric tsxp574634mc firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP574634MC
All of
Schneider Electric TSX P57554M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57554M
All of
schneider-electric tsxp575634mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp575634mc firmware
All of
schneider-electric tsxp576634mc firmware
schneider-electric tsxp576634mc firmware
All of
Schneider Electric TSX P57554M Firmware
Schneider Electric TSXP57554M

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-7242?

    The severity of CVE-2018-7242 is classified as high due to the potential for hash collision attacks against vulnerable password encryption methods.

  • How do I fix CVE-2018-7242?

    To fix CVE-2018-7242, update the firmware of the affected Schneider Electric controllers to a version that does not utilize the vulnerable hash algorithms.

  • Which devices are affected by CVE-2018-7242?

    CVE-2018-7242 affects Schneider Electric's Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200 controllers across all firmware versions.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2018-7242?

    The potential impacts of CVE-2018-7242 include unauthorized access to systems and data breaches due to exploited weaknesses in password hashing.

  • Is CVE-2018-7242 actively exploited in the wild?

    There have been reports of CVE-2018-7242 being actively exploited, highlighting the importance of remediation for affected devices.

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