Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS: An attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.

5.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Discovered by Patrick Muench, Torsten Loebner, Maurice Rothe, Pascal Keul and Daniel Hackel of SVA Systemvertrieb Alexander GmbH, coordinated by CERT@VDE

References

https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-049

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Affected Software

AXC F 1152 (1151412), AXC F 2152 (2404267), AXC F 3152 (1069208), RFC 4072S (1051328, AXC F 2152 Starterkit (1046568), PLCnext Technology Starterkit (1188165)

Vulnerable Versions:

unspecified