5.3

CVE-2018-17889: we-con pi_studio

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
Published 08-10-2018Last modified 17-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17889 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in we-con pi_studio. EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In WECON Technology Co., Ltd. PI Studio HMI versions 4.1.9 and prior and PI Studio versions 4.2.34 and prior when parsing project files, the XMLParser that ships with Wecon PIStudio is vulnerable to a XML external entity injection attack, which may allow sensitive information disclosure.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.25% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
1.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

We-con2 products
Wecon2 products

2 vendors · 4 products

References

1 links