CVE-2020-7475: Critical severity Schneider-electric Ecostruxure Control Expert vulnerability

Published Mar 23, 2020
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Updated

A CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection'), reflective DLL, vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Control Expert (all versions prior to 14.1 Hot Fix), Unity Pro (all versions), Modicon M340 (all versions prior to V3.20), Modicon M580 (all versions prior to V3.10), which, if exploited, could allow attackers to transfer malicious code to the controller.

Affected Software

10 affected components
Schneider-electric Ecostruxure Control Expert<=14.0
Schneider-electric Unity Pro
Schneider-electric Modicon M340 Firmware<3.20
Schneider-electric Modicon M340
Schneider-electric Modicon M580 Firmware<3.10
Schneider-electric Modicon M580
All of the following
Schneider-electric Modicon M340 Firmware<3.20
Schneider-electric Modicon M340
All of the following
Schneider-electric Modicon M580 Firmware<3.10
Schneider-electric Modicon M580

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade EcoStruxure Control Expert to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.1 Hot Fix
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Modicon M340 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in V3.20
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Modicon M580 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in V3.10

Event History

Mar 23, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:56 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:56 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this security issue?

The vulnerability ID for this security issue is CVE-2020-7475.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-7475?

The severity of CVE-2020-7475 is critical with a severity value of 9.8.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-7475?

EcoStruxure Control Expert (all versions prior to 14.1 Hot Fix), Unity Pro (all versions), Modicon M340 (all versions prior to V3.20), and Modicon M580 (all versions prior to V3.10) are affected by CVE-2020-7475.

4

What is the CWE-ID of CVE-2020-7475?

The CWE-ID of CVE-2020-7475 is CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection').

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-7475?

To fix CVE-2020-7475, update EcoStruxure Control Expert to version 14.1 Hot Fix or later, update Unity Pro to the latest version, update Modicon M340 to V3.20 or later, and update Modicon M580 to V3.10 or later.

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