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CVE-2019-12870

Published: Jun 24, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-824
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.7%
Top 11.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx through 1.86, PC Worx Express through 1.86, and Config+ through 1.86. A manipulated PC Worx or Config+ project file could lead to an Uninitialized Pointer and remote code execution. The attacker needs to get access to an original PC Worx or Config+ project file to be able to manipulate it. After manipulation, the attacker needs to exchange the original file with the manipulated one on the application programming workstation.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-824

Affected Products

phoenixcontact
commercial·DE
automationworx software suite
ICS / OT / IoT
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
commercial·DEaka wp 6070-wvps, charx sec-3100, wp 6101-wxps
Automation Worx Software Suite
ICS / OT / IoT
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2019-014
cert.vde.com
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-575/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-171-01
ics-cert.us-cert.gov
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