CVEs-PoC/2018/CVE-2018-7842.md

### [CVE-2018-7842](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7842)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Modicon%20M580%20Modicon%20M340%20Modicon%20Quantum%20Modicon%20Premium&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Multiple%20Vulnerabilities&color=brighgreen)

### Description

A CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause an elevation of privilege by conducting a brute force attack on Modbus parameters sent to the controller.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0741

#### Github
- https://github.com/yanissec/CVE-2018-7842