Modicon M340 Bmxp341000 Firmware
CVE-2020-7535
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access files and directories outside the intended path by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal' Vulnerability Type) vulnerability exists in the Web Server on Modicon M340, Legacy Offers Modicon Quantum and. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal' Vulnerability Type) vulnerability exists in the Web Server on Modicon M340, Legacy Offers Modicon Quantum and Modicon Premium and associated Communication Modules (see security notification for affected versions), that could cause disclosure of information when sending a specially crafted request to the controller over HTTP. Affected products include: Schneider-Electric Modicon M340 Bmxp341000 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Modicon M340 Bmxp342000 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Modicon M340 Bmxp3420102 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Modicon M340 Bmxp3420102Cl Firmware, Schneider-Electric Modicon M340 Bmxp342020 Firmware.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal' Vulnerability Type) vulnerability exists in the Web Server on Modicon M340, Legacy Offers Modicon Quantum and Modicon Premium and associated Communication Modules (see security notification for affected versions), that could cause disclosure of information when sending a specially crafted request to the controller over HTTP.
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
A CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized ac
A CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability exists in the Web Server on Modicon M340, Legacy O
commands on the webserver without authentication when sending specially crafted HTTP requests. Rated critical severity (
A vulnerability exists in the HTTP request parser in Schneider Electric's Modicon M340, Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum
An authorization bypass vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon M340, Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum PLC,
Vulnerable hash algorithms exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200
Hard coded accounts exist in Schneider Electric's Modicon Premium, Modicon Quantum, Modicon M340, and BMXNOR0200 control
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Control Expert (all versions prior to V15.0 SP1, i
A Resource Exhaustion issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Modicon M340 PLC BMXNOC0401, BMXNOE0100, BMXNOE0110, BM
A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause a denial of service of the Ethernet commu
A CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Lega
A CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Lega
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