CVE-2014-5398

low

Published 2014-08-28 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

2.1

VIR risk

2.1

Description

Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server (WIS) Portal 4.0 SP1 through 5.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
invensys	wonderware_information_server	`4.0`
invensys	wonderware_information_server	`4.5`
invensys	wonderware_information_server	`5.0`
invensys	wonderware_information_server	`5.5`

References

https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2014/icsa-14-238-02.json
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-238-02
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-238-02

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.