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CVE-2018-7778: Schneider Electric Evlink Charging Station Firmware: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

CVE-2018-7778 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists Schneider Electric Evlink Charging Station Firmware as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

In Schneider Electric Evlink Charging Station versions prior to v3.2.0-12_v1, the Web Interface has an issue that may allow a remote attacker to gain administrative privileges without properly authenticating remote users.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

Affected products

  • Schneider Electric Evlink Charging Station Firmware: before 3.2.0-12_v1

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