What is CVE-2020-8768?

CVE-2020-8768 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phoenixcontact Ilc 2050 Bi, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2020-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-8768?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Phoenixcontact Ilc 2050 Bi

CVE-2020-8768

An issue was discovered on Phoenix Contact Emalytics Controller ILC 2050 BI before 1.2.3 and BI-L before 1.2.3 devices. There is an insecure mechanism for read and write access to the configuration of the device. The mechanism can be discovered by examining a link on the website of the device.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.4 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8768?: CVE-2020-8768 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phoenixcontact Ilc 2050 Bi, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2020-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-8768?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.