THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-12871
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2019-12871

Automationworx Software Suite vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
An issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx through 1.86, PC Worx Express through 1.86, and Config+ through 1.86. A manipulated PC Worx or Config+ project file could lead to a Use-After-Free and remote code execution. The attacker needs to get access to an original PC Worx or Config+ project file to be able to manipulate it. After manipulation, the attacker needs to exchange the original file with the manipulated one on the application programming workstation.
Affected vendor
Phoenixcontact
Affected product
Automationworx Software Suite
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2019-06-24

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-12871

  • Confirm whether Phoenixcontact Automationworx Software Suite is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-12871.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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