XSS in Phoenix Contact Axc F 1152 (1151412)
CVE-2020-12517
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an authenticated low privileged user could embed malicious Javascript code to gain admin rights when the admin user visits the vulnerable website (local privilege escalation).
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Phoenix Contact Axc F 1152 (1151412) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Axc F 2152 (2404267) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Axc F 2152 Starterkit (1046568) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Axc F 3152 (1069208) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Plcnext Technology Starterkit (1188165) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Rfc 4072s (1051328 — versions unspecified
- Phoenixcontact Axc F 1152
- Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152
- Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Starterkit
- Phoenixcontact Axc F 3152
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-049 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12517?
- CVE-2020-12517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Axc F 1152 (1151412), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12517?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.