Critical severity · published Aug 13, 2024
CVE-2024-6788
Phoenix Contact: update feature from CHARX controller can be used to reset a low privilege user password
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
CHARX SEC-3000 · PHOENIX CONTACT
before 1.6.3 · source: vendor
CS
CHARX SEC-3050 · PHOENIX CONTACT
before 1.6.3 · source: vendor
CS
CHARX SEC-3100 · PHOENIX CONTACT
before 1.6.3 · source: vendor
CS
CHARX SEC-3150 · PHOENIX CONTACT
before 1.6.3 · source: vendor
CS
Charx Sec-3000 Firmware · Phoenixcontact
before 1.6.3 · source: NVD
CS
Charx Sec-3050 Firmware · Phoenixcontact
before 1.6.3 · source: NVD
CS
Charx Sec-3100 Firmware · Phoenixcontact
before 1.6.3 · source: NVD
CS
Charx Sec-3150 Firmware · Phoenixcontact
before 1.6.3 · source: NVD
CS
Charx Sec 3150 · Phoenixcontact
before 1.6.3 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6788
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6788
Third Party Advisory
https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2024-022
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