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CVE-2024-6788

Phoenix Contact: update feature from CHARX controller can be used to reset a low privilege user password

Severity Score

8.6
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the device to reset the password for the predefined, low-privileged user “user-app” to the default password.

*Credits: McCaulay Hudson, Alexander Plaskett, NCC Group
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-07-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-13 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-13 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-14 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
PHOENIX CONTACT
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CHARX SEC-3000
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3000"
< 1.6.3
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3000" and version " < 1.6.3"
en
Affected
PHOENIX CONTACT
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CHARX SEC-3050
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3050"
< 1.6.3
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3050" and version " < 1.6.3"
en
Affected
PHOENIX CONTACT
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT"
CHARX SEC-3100
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3100"
< 1.6.3
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3100" and version " < 1.6.3"
en
Affected
PHOENIX CONTACT
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT"
CHARX SEC-3150
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3150"
< 1.6.3
Search vendor "PHOENIX CONTACT" for product "CHARX SEC-3150" and version " < 1.6.3"
en
Affected