Vulnerability in Phoenixcontact Mguard Firmware
CVE-2017-5159
An issue was discovered on Phoenix Contact mGuard devices that have been updated to Version 8.4.0. When updating an mGuard device to Version 8.4.0 via the update-upload facility, the update will succeed, but it will reset the password of the admin user to its default value.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (84.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Phoenixcontact Mguard Firmware — versions 8.4.0
- Phoenix Contact Mguard 8.4.0 — versions Phoenix Contact mGuard 8.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95648 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-017-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5159?
- CVE-2017-5159 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phoenixcontact Mguard Firmware, classified under Resource Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5159?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.