CVE-2018-7837 — An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability exists on numerous methods of the IIoT Monitor 3.1.38 software that could allow the software to resolve documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the software to embed incorrect documents into its output and expose restricted information

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An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability exists on numerous methods of the IIoT Monitor 3.1.38 software that could allow the software to resolve documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the software to embed incorrect documents into its output and expose restricted information

Published Dec 24, 2018

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.20%

Description

An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability exists on numerous methods of the IIoT Monitor 3.1.38 software that could allow the software to resolve documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the software to embed incorrect documents into its output and expose restricted information.

Affected products

Vendor Schneider Electric SE Product IIoT Monitor 3.1.38 Default
n/a
- Version
  IIoT Monitor 3.1.38
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Schneider Electric SE

IIoT Monitor 3.1.38

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
IIoT Monitor 3.1.38	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.20% 0.01202

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01202

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.20% (0.01202)	67.12th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	1.20% (0.01202)	66.85th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.64% (0.00635)	79.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 13, 2024	0.64% (0.00635)	78.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 3, 2023	0.64% (0.00635)	76.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.56% (0.00563)	74.35th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.62% (0.00624)	17.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.62% (0.00624)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-611

XXE

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106484
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-354-03/
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106484		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-354-03/		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner schneider

Published Dec 24, 2018

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Mar 8, 2018

Link CVE-2018-7837

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2018-7837

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2018-7837