Is CVE-2018-7242 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-7242 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-7242?

CVE-2018-7242 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-7242?

CVE-2018-7242 has an EPSS score of 1.95% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2018-7242?

No published fix for CVE-2018-7242 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-7242

CRITICALEPSS 78th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Vulnerable hash algorithms exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200 controllers in all versions of the communication modules. The algorithm used to encrypt the password is vulnerable to hash collision attacks.

CWE-326

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

schneider-electric.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-326 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0224	High	7.4	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-1000486	Critical	9.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2013-2566	Medium	5.9	84%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-11317	Critical	9.8	83%	KEV	-
CVE-2018-18325	High	7.5	74%	KEV	-
CVE-2018-15811	High	7.5	74%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.