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CVE-2021-34579

PHOENIX CONTACT: FL MGUARD DM version 1.12.0 and 1.13.0 Improper Privilege Management

Published: Nov 9, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 55.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

In Phoenix Contact: FL MGUARD DM version 1.12.0 and 1.13.0 access to the Apache web server being installed as part of the FL MGUARD DM on Microsoft Windows does not require login credentials even if configured during installation.Attackers with network access to the Apache web server can download and therefore read mGuard configuration profiles (“ATV profiles”). Such configuration profiles may contain sensitive information, e.g. private keys associated with IPsec VPN connections.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

PHOENIX CONTACT
commercial·DEaka phoenixcontact
FL MGUARD DM (2981974)
ICS / OT / IoT
phoenixcontact
commercial·DE
fl mguard dm
ICS / OT / IoT
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
commercial·DEaka wp 6070-wvps, wp 6101-wxps, charx sec-3100
FL MGUARD DM
ICS / OT / IoT

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-035/
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https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-035/
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34579
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