CVE-2023-37856

PHOENIX CONTACT: Unauthorized read-access of root filesystem in WP 6xxx Web panels

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Published Aug 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 a remote attacker with low privileges is able to gain limited read-access to the device-filesystem through a configuration dialog within the embedded Qt browser .

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

PHOENIX CONTACT

WP 6070-WVPS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.0.10

PHOENIX CONTACT

WP 6101-WXPS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.0.10

PHOENIX CONTACT

WP 6121-WXPS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.0.10

PHOENIX CONTACT

WP 6156-WHPS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.0.10

PHOENIX CONTACT

WP 6185-WHPS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.0.10

PHOENIX CONTACT

WP 6215-WHPS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.0.10

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:wp_6070-wvps_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:wp_6070-wvps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:wp_6101-wxps_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:wp_6101-wxps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:wp_6121-wxps_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:wp_6121-wxps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:wp_6156-whps_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:wp_6156-whps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:wp_6185-whps_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:wp_6185-whps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:wp_6215-whps_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:wp_6215-whps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-41730	In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 a remote attacker with low privileges is able to gain limited read-access to the device-filesystem through a configuration dialog within the embedded Qt browser .

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.575% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-018/

History

Oct 8, 2024 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Phoenixcontact Wp 6070-wvps Wp 6070-wvps Firmware Wp 6101-wxps Wp 6101-wxps Firmware Wp 6121-wxps Wp 6121-wxps Firmware Wp 6156-whps Wp 6156-whps Firmware Wp 6185-whps Wp 6185-whps Firmware Wp 6215-whps Wp 6215-whps Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-610

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 8, 2024, 3:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CERTVDE
Published: Aug 9, 2023, 6:36 AM
Updated: Oct 8, 2024, 3:03 PM
Reserved: Jul 10, 2023, 7:53 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:23 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:23 PM

NVD Updated: Nov 10, 2026, 1:10 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 9, 2023, 7:15 AM
Modified: Nov 10, 2026, 1:10 PM

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