A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Phoenix Contact FL MGUARD DM 1.12.0/1.13.0 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Apache Web Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 11/09/2022 as VDE-2021-035. The advisory is shared at cert.vde.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-34579 since 06/10/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Phoenix Contact

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• FL MGUARD DM

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• 1.12.0
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• commercial

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