Vulnerability in Schneider Electric Modicon M241 Firmware (CVE-2017-6028)
Summary
Vulnerability in Schneider Electric Modicon M241 Firmware (CVE-2017-6028). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An Insufficiently Protected Credentials issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Modicon PLCs Modicon M241, all firmware versions, and Modicon M251, all firmware versions. Log-in credentials are sent over the network with Base64 encoding leaving them susceptible to sniffing. Sniffed credentials could then be used to log into the web application.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-6028 has been found in Schneider Electric Modicon M241 Firmware.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Schneider Electric Modicon M241 Firmware CVE-2017-6028" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-6028 (Schneider Electric Modicon M241 Firmware) — CWE-522 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-522) exists in Schneider Electric Modicon M241 Firmware.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Schneider Electric Modicon M241 Firmware.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Schneider Electric Modicon M241 Firmware を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory ics-cert.us-cert.gov