What is CVE-2020-12498?

CVE-2020-12498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Automation Worx, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-12498?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Phoenix Contact Automation Worx

CVE-2020-12498

mwe file parsing in Phoenix Contact PC Worx and PC Worx Express version 1.87 and earlier is vulnerable to out-of-bounds read remote code execution. Manipulated PC Worx projects could lead to a remote code execution due to insufficient input data validation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Phoenix Contact Automation Worx — versions unspecified
Phoenix Contact Automation Worx Express — versions unspecified
Phoenixcontact Pc_worx
Phoenixcontact Pc_worx_express

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

info@cert.vde.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
info@cert.vde.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12498?: CVE-2020-12498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Automation Worx, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-12498?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.