THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-8366
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-8366

Ilc Plcs Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.3
EPSS
5.8%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Webvisit in Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs offers a password macro to protect HMI pages on the PLC against casual or coincidental opening of HMI pages by the user. The password macro can be configured in a way that the password is stored and transferred in clear text.
Affected vendor
Phoenixcontact
Affected product
Ilc Plcs Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-04-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity, low impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-8366

  • Confirm whether Phoenixcontact Ilc Plcs Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-8366.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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