Actively exploited in the wild. This CVE is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list — treat remediation as urgent. Federal remediation due by 6 May 2022.
U.motion BuilderApplication · Schneider Electric

CVE-2018-7841

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-05-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
In the wild High EPSS Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability exists in U.motion Builder software version 1.3.4 which could cause unwanted code execution when an improper set of characters is entered.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

SQL Injection (CWE-89) in U.motion Builder v1.3.4 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via unsanitized input fields, potentially achieving code execution on the underlying database server.

MitigationImplement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database interactions, apply strict input validation and output encoding, and upgrade to a patched version if available.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
U.motion BuilderApplication
Affected:= 1.3.4

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate U.motion Builder installation
    Search the system for U.motion Builder software or check program directories for the application. Common paths may include C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\ or /opt/umotion/ directories on Linux systems.
    Affected if U.motion Builder software is found on the system
  2. Identify installed version
    Right-click the U.motion Builder application executable, select Properties, and view the Version tab, or use the software's About/Help menu to display the version information.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.3.4
  3. Determine if web interface is exposed
    Check if U.motion Builder's web server component is running and accessible by accessing the application's web interface on typical ports such as 80, 443, or 8080.
    Affected if The web interface is accessible and accepting user input
  4. Review application logs for SQL injection indicators
    Examine U.motion Builder log files for suspicious database error messages, malformed SQL syntax, or unusual database queries that may indicate exploitation attempts.
    Affected if Logs contain SQL error messages or suspicious query patterns

The system is affected if U.motion Builder version 1.3.4 is installed and its web interface with user input fields is accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database interactions, apply strict input validation and output encoding, and upgrade to a patched version if available.

Fix this in U.motion Builder Exploited in the wild — priority engagement
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
25.0 hours of engineering $4,400
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