Schneider Electric XML Vulnerability: A Cybersecurity Comedy of Errors!
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert has a vulnerability that could turn your server into a confused librarian, fetching files it shouldn’t. Attackers can exploit XML External Entities Injection to read local files and cause server chaos. Upgrade to version 9.0 to avoid this digital disaster!
Hot Take:
In a plot twist worthy of a cyber-thriller, Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert found itself in a precarious dance with XML entities. It’s a classic tale of “you had one job” where the XML was supposed to mind its own business but ended up nosing around in local files instead. And just like that, it became the nosy neighbor that reads your mail. Oh, Schneider Electric, what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to let XML deceive!
Key Points:
- Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert (version 8.3 and prior) is vulnerable to XML External Entities (XXE) injection.
- This vulnerability allows attackers to read local files and perform server-side request forgery.
- Version 9.0 addresses and fixes the vulnerability.
- The vulnerability was discovered by KoreLogic’s cybersecurity experts.
- The advisory was made public on July 9, 2025, following a coordinated disclosure timeline.