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CVE-2024-6788

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

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.6.3
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3000

    fixed in 1.6.3

  • PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3050

    fixed in 1.6.3

  • PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3100

    fixed in 1.6.3

  • PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3150

    fixed in 1.6.3

References 1

cert.vde.com