CVE-2024-12476
Published: 17 January 2025
Description
CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability exists that could cause information disclosure, impacts workstation integrity and potential remote code execution on the compromised computer, when specific crafted XML file is imported in the Web Designer configuration tool.
Security Summary
CVE-2024-12476 is an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611) vulnerability in Schneider Electric's Web Designer configuration tool. The issue arises when a specifically crafted XML file is imported, potentially causing information disclosure and impacting workstation integrity.
Exploitation requires local access (AV:L), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges (PR:N), and user interaction (UI:R), such as tricking a user into importing a malicious XML file via social engineering. A successful attack can achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), including potential remote code execution on the compromised workstation. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8.
Mitigation details are provided in Schneider Electric's Security Notification SEVD-2025-014-04, available at https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2025-014-04&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2025-014-04.pdf.
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