Auth bypass in Wago Pfc 100

CVE-2019-5078

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service "I/O-Check" functionality of WAGO PFC200 Firmware versions 03.01.07(13) and 03.00.39(12), and WAGO PFC100 Firmware version 03.00.39(12). A specially crafted set of packets can cause a denial of service, resulting in the device entering an error state where it ceases all network communications. An attacker can send unauthenticated packets to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.017 (75.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5078?
CVE-2019-5078 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wago Pfc 100, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-5078?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.