CVE-2025-3117VulnerabilityPublished 10 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-3117: Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers M241/M251 · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers M241/M251Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade to 5.3.12.51 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 5.3.12.51

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: Low
Subsequent system integrity: Low
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Subsequent System.
Subsequent system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Subsequent System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers M241/M251 to 5.3.12.51.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers M241/M251	Affected <5.3.12.51	Fixed in 5.3.12.51

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should focus on restricting authenticated user access to the web interface of Modicon controllers, enforcing strong authentication mechanisms and role-based access controls to minimize the risk of malicious input injection. 2. Network segmentation should be implemented to isolate industrial control systems from general IT networks and limit exposure to potential attackers. 3. Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) or intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) capable of detecting and blocking XSS payloads targeting the controller interfaces. 4. Monitor logs and network traffic for unusual activities indicative of attempted exploitation, such as anomalous input patterns or repeated authentication failures. 5. Coordinate with Schneider Electric for timely updates and patches; once available, apply firmware or software updates to address the vulnerability. 6. Conduct security awareness training for personnel with access to these controllers to recognize phishing attempts or social engineering tactics that could lead to credential compromise. 7. Review and sanitize all user inputs in custom configurations or scripts interacting with the controllers to prevent injection of malicious data. 8. Consider deploying multi-factor authentication (MFA) for accessing controller management interfaces to add an additional security layer.

Description

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability exists impacting configuration file paths that could cause an unvalidated data injected by authenticated malicious user leading to modify or read data in a victim’s browser.

Impact

For European organizations, especially those in industrial sectors such as manufacturing, energy, and critical infrastructure, this vulnerability poses a moderate risk. Modicon M241 and M251 controllers are widely used in automation processes, and compromise could lead to unauthorized manipulation or disclosure of control system data. While the vulnerability does not directly impact availability, the ability to execute scripts in a victim’s browser could facilitate further attacks, including credential theft or lateral movement within industrial networks. The requirement for authenticated access limits the attack surface but does not eliminate risk, particularly in environments with weak access controls or where user credentials might be phished or otherwise compromised. European entities operating Schneider Electric controllers should be aware that exploitation could disrupt operational technology (OT) environments, potentially impacting production continuity and safety. Additionally, regulatory frameworks such as NIS2 and GDPR emphasize the protection of critical infrastructure and personal data, making timely remediation essential to avoid compliance issues and reputational damage.

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #1OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Implementation · Architecture and Design
Understand the context in which your data will be used and the encoding that will be expected. This is especially important when transmitting data between different components, or when generating outputs that can contain multiple encodings at the same time, such as web pages or multi-part mail messages.
Architecture and Design · Implementation · Attack Surface Reduction
Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter your software: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any external systems that provide…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V1.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch (opens in a new tab)
DOM-Based XSS (opens in a new tab)
Reflected XSS (opens in a new tab)
Stored XSS (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2025-161-02&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2025-161-02.pdf (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 11 Jul 2025, 01:01 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-79

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