CVE-2021-22785
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NVD · uneditedA CWE-200: Information Exposure vulnerability exists that could cause sensitive information of files located in the web root directory to leak when an attacker sends a HTTP request to the web server of the device. Affected Product: Modicon M340 CPUs: BMXP34 (Versions prior to V3.40), Modicon M340 X80 Ethernet Communication Modules: BMXNOE0100 (H), BMXNOE0110 (H), BMXNOC0401, BMXNOR0200H RTU (All Versions), Modicon Premium Processors with integrated Ethernet (Copro): TSXP574634, TSXP575634, TSXP576634 (All Versions), Modicon Quantum Processors with Integrated Ethernet (Copro): 140CPU65xxxxx (All Versions), Modicon Quantum Communication Modules: 140NOE771x1, 140NOC78x00, 140NOC77101 (All Versions), Modicon Premium Communication Modules: TSXETY4103, TSXETY5103 (All Versions)
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 analysisThe application discloses data — error detail, internal paths, tokens, or other users' records — to someone who shouldn't see it. On its own it can look minor, but it hands attackers the map they need for a larger attack. Remediation is about minimising what's returned and enforcing authorization on every piece of data.
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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< 3.40all versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.40
Modicon M340 BMXP342020: Firmware V3.40; Other affected modules: firmware update per SEVD-2021-257-02
- 1. Identify the specific Modicon M340 CPU or communication module model number from the affected product list (BMXP34, BMXNOE0100, BMXNOE0110, BMXNOC0401, BMXNOR0200H RTU, TSXP574634, TSXP575634, TSXP576634).
- 2. For BMXP342020: Upgrade firmware to version 3.40 or later to remediate the vulnerability.
- 3. For all other affected products (BMXNOE0100, BMXNOE0110, BMXNOC0401, BMXNOR0200H RTU, TSXP57xxxx series): Obtain the firmware update from Schneider Electric via the security notification SEVD-2021-257-02 at https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2021-257-02.
- 4. Follow Schneider Electric's standard firmware update procedure for the specific device, ensuring the process is performed during a planned maintenance window.
- 5. After updating, verify the web server no longer exposes sensitive files from the web root directory through HTTP requests.
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