CVE-2018-10832
ModbusPal 1.6b is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
ModbusPal 1.6b is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. Projects are saved as .xmpp files and automations can be exported as .xmpa files, both XML-based, which are vulnerable to XXE injection. Sending a crafted .xmpp or .xmpa file to a user, when opened/imported in ModbusPal, will return the contents of any local files to a remote attacker.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.71% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 10 May 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- modbuspal project/modbuspal
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147573/ModbusPal-1.6b-XML-External-Entity-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44607/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147573/ModbusPal-1.6b-XML-External-Entity-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44607/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.