CVE-2023-37859
PHOENIX CONTACT: Improper Privilege Management in WP 6xxx Web panels
Severity Score
7.2
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 the SNMP daemon is running with root privileges allowing a remote attacker with knowledge of the SNMPv2 r/w community string to execute system commands as root.
*Credits:
Gabriele Quagliarella from Nozomi Networks Labs
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-07-10 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-09 CVE Published
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (1)
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| https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-018 | Third Party Advisory |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6070-wvps Firmware Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6070-wvps Firmware" | < 4.0.10 Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6070-wvps Firmware" and version " < 4.0.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6070-wvps Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6070-wvps" | - | - |
Safe
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| Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6101-wxps Firmware Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6101-wxps Firmware" | < 4.0.10 Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6101-wxps Firmware" and version " < 4.0.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6101-wxps Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6101-wxps" | - | - |
Safe
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| Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6121-wxps Firmware Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6121-wxps Firmware" | < 4.0.10 Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6121-wxps Firmware" and version " < 4.0.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6121-wxps Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6121-wxps" | - | - |
Safe
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| Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6156-whps Firmware Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6156-whps Firmware" | < 4.0.10 Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6156-whps Firmware" and version " < 4.0.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6156-whps Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6156-whps" | - | - |
Safe
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| Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6185-whps Firmware Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6185-whps Firmware" | < 4.0.10 Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6185-whps Firmware" and version " < 4.0.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6185-whps Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6185-whps" | - | - |
Safe
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| Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6215-whps Firmware Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6215-whps Firmware" | < 4.0.10 Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6215-whps Firmware" and version " < 4.0.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Phoenixcontact Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" | Wp 6215-whps Search vendor "Phoenixcontact" for product "Wp 6215-whps" | - | - |
Safe
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