CVE-2018-7771: schneider electric se u.motion Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-7771 is a high (CVSS 8.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in schneider electric se u.motion. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-07-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The vulnerability exists within processing of editscript.php in Schneider Electric U.motion Builder software versions prior to v1.3.4. A directory traversal vulnerability allows a caller with standard user privileges to write arbitrary php files anywhere in the web service directory tree.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.