An Improper XML Parser Configuration issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Wonderware Historian Client 2014 R2 SP1 and prior.

published 2017-05-19 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16878

cvss: 6.6; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits: 0; none known

An Improper XML Parser Configuration issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Wonderware Historian Client 2014 R2 SP1 and prior. An improperly restricted XML parser (with improper restriction of XML external entity reference, or XXE) may allow an attacker to enter malicious input through the application which could cause a denial of service or disclose file contents from a server or connected network.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-17-122-01 updated 2017-05-02 cvss 6.6

Schneider Electric Wonderware Historian Client

Schneider Electric Software, LLC Wonderware Historian Client 2014 R2 <= SP1
affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Users of Wonderware Historian Client can login at the following support web site to download the upgrade:” gcsresource.invensys.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	6.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	3.3	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

n/a Schneider Electric Wonderware Historian Client

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

software.schneider-electric.com /pdf/security-bulletin/lfsec00000120/
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/98254
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1038542
vdb-entry
ics-cert.us-cert.gov /advisories/ICSA-17-122-01
mitigation, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-7907
NVD CVE-2017-7907

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Summary