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CVE-2023-3572NVD status: Modified

WP 6070-WVPS: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

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CVE-2023-3572 is a critical-severity improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability in WP 6070-WVPS from Phoenix Contact, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 4.0.10 as the first without the flaw, so updating WP 6070-WVPS to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 65% of scored CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Update WP 6070-WVPS to 4.0.10 or a later version.
  2. Update WP 6101-WXPS to 4.0.10 or a later version.
  3. Update WP 6121-WXPS to 4.0.10 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
PHOENIX CONTACTWP 6070-WVPSbefore 4.0.104.0.10
PHOENIX CONTACTWP 6101-WXPSbefore 4.0.104.0.10
PHOENIX CONTACTWP 6121-WXPSbefore 4.0.104.0.10
PHOENIX CONTACTWP 6156-WHPSbefore 4.0.104.0.10
PHOENIX CONTACTWP 6185-WHPSbefore 4.0.104.0.10
PHOENIX CONTACTWP 6215-WHPSbefore 4.0.104.0.10
Phoenixcontactwp_6070-wvpsbefore 4.0.104.0.10
Phoenixcontactwp_6101-wxpsbefore 4.0.104.0.10
Phoenixcontactwp_6121-wxps4.0.10 and earlierNot stated
Phoenixcontactwp_6156-whpsbefore 4.0.104.0.10
Phoenixcontactwp_6185-whpsbefore 4.0.104.0.10
Phoenixcontactwp_6215-whpsbefore 4.0.104.0.10
PhoenixcontactWP 6070-wvps Firmwarebefore 4.0.104.0.10
PhoenixcontactWP 6101-wxps Firmwarebefore 4.0.104.0.10
PhoenixcontactWP 6121-wxps Firmwarebefore 4.0.104.0.10
PhoenixcontactWP 6156-whps Firmwarebefore 4.0.104.0.10
PhoenixcontactWP 6185-whps Firmwarebefore 4.0.104.0.10
PhoenixcontactWP 6215-whps Firmwarebefore 4.0.104.0.10

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.110.0CriticalCNA (cert.vde.com)
CVSS 3.19.9CriticalNVD

Official description

In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 a remote, unauthenticated attacker may use an attribute of a specific HTTP POST request releated to date/time operations to gain full access to the device.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command before it is sent to a downstream component.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • If at all possible, use library calls rather than external processes to recreate the desired functionality.
  • For any data that will be used to generate a command to be executed, keep as much of that data out of external control as possible. For example, in web applications, this may require storing the data locally in the session's state instead of sending it out to the client in a hidden form field.
  • For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.

More Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerabilities (CWE-78)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Third-party and government advisories

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All WP 6070-WVPS vulnerabilities

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