CVE-2023-1109 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-1109

PHOENIX CONTACT: Directory Traversal Vulnerability in ENERGY AXC PU Web service

Vulnerability Description

In Phoenix Contacts ENERGY AXC PU Web service an authenticated restricted user of the web frontend can access, read, write and create files throughout the file system using specially crafted URLs via the upload and download functionality of the web service. This may lead to full control of the service.

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:

  • Laokoon SecurITy GmbH on behalf of E.ON Digital Technology GmbH

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

ENERGY AXC PU (1264327), SMARTRTU AXC SG (1110435), SMARTRTU AXC IG (1264328), Infobox (1169323 )
Vulnerable Versions:
V01.00.00.00

Timeline

Official Publish: April 17th, 2023
Last Modified: February 5th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact