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CVE-2018-10832 json

ModbusPal 1.6b is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-2901

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.7%
EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

ModbusPal 1.6b is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. Projects are saved as .xmpp files and automations can be exported as .xmpa files, both XML-based, which are vulnerable to XXE injection. Sending a crafted .xmpp or .xmpa file to a user, when opened/imported in ModbusPal, will return the contents of any local files to a remote attacker.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-44607)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-44607 ModbusPal 1.6b - XML External Entity Injection webapps, 2018-05-10
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147573/ModbusPal-1.6b-XML-External-Entity-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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