Vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000
CVE-2024-6788
A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the device to reset the password for the predefined, low-privileged user “user-app” to the default password.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000 — versions 0
- Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3050 — versions 0
- Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3100 — versions 0
- Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3150 — versions 0
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3000
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3000_firmware
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3050
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3050_firmware
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3100
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3100_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- info@cert.vde.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6788?
- CVE-2024-6788 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000, classified under CWE-1392. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2024-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6788?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6788 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.