CVE-2023-37859

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

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.

References

Link	Tags
https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-018/	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-37859?: CVE-2023-37859 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-37859?: To fix CVE-2023-37859, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-37859 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-37859 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-37859?: CVE-2023-37859 affects PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6070-WVPS, PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6101-WXPS, PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6121-WXPS, PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6156-WHPS, PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6185-WHPS, PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6215-WHPS.

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Description

Category

CWE-269 – Improper Privilege Management

References

Frequently Asked Questions