CVE-2014-0760

Festo CECX-X-(C1/M1) Controller Improper Authentication

Published Apr 25, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Festo CECX-X-C1 Modular Master Controller with CoDeSys and CECX-X-M1
Modular Controller with CoDeSys and SoftMotion provide an undocumented
access method involving the FTP protocol, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application
crash) via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Festo has decided not to resolve these vulnerabilities, placing critical infrastructure asset owners using this product at risk. This advisory is being published to alert critical infrastructure asset owners of the risk of using this equipment, and to increase compensating security measures if possible. Some of these compensating measures can be: * Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet. * Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls, and isolate them from the business network. * When remote access is required, use secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing that VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize that VPN is only as secure as the connected devices. * Investigate the practicality of configuring and deploying an intrusion detection system (IDS) to log and monitor the control system network, as well as adjacent networks. * Configure, activate, and test existing defenses, such as port security and traffic logging, among other defensive strategies in the recommended practices document listed below.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0791 The Festo CECX-X-C1 Modular Master Controller with CoDeSys and CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller with CoDeSys and SoftMotion provide an undocumented access method involving the FTP protocol, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
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Description The Festo CECX-X-C1 Modular Master Controller with CoDeSys and CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller with CoDeSys and SoftMotion provide an undocumented access method involving the FTP protocol, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors. The Festo CECX-X-C1 Modular Master Controller with CoDeSys and CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller with CoDeSys and SoftMotion provide an undocumented access method involving the FTP protocol, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Title Festo CECX-X-(C1/M1) Controller Improper Authentication
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
icscert
Published
Updated
Jul 2, 2025, 8:29 PM
Reserved
Jan 2, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 25, 2014, 5:12 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:03 AM