CVE-2023-37859

PHOENIX CONTACT: Improper Privilege Management in WP 6xxx Web panels

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Published Aug 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 the SNMP daemon is running with root privileges allowing a remote attacker with knowledge of the SNMPv2 r/w community string to execute system commands as root.

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-2023-41733	In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 the SNMP daemon is running with root privileges allowing a remote attacker with knowledge of the SNMPv2 r/w community string to execute system commands as root.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.863% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

No history.

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-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CERTVDE
Published: Aug 9, 2023, 6:36 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:23 PM
Reserved: Jul 10, 2023, 7:53 AM

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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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