VDB-315298 · CVE-2025-24002 · VDE-2025-014

Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.6.5 MQTT Message denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150, CHARX SEC-3100, CHARX SEC-3050 and CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.6.5 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component MQTT Message Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-24002. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150, CHARX SEC-3100, CHARX SEC-3050 and CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.6.5. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component MQTT Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

An unauthenticated remote attacker can use MQTT messages to crash a service on charging stations complying with German Calibration Law, resulting in a temporary denial-of-service for these stations until they got restarted by the watchdog.

The weakness was presented by Jesson Soto Ventura and Matthew Waddell as VDE-2025-014. The advisory is available at certvde.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-24002 since 01/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Phoenix Contact

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/08/2025 +172 days Advisory disclosed
07/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VDE-2025-014
Researcher: Jesson Soto Ventura, Matthew Waddell
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-24002 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315298

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 10:06 AM
Changes: 07/08/2025 10:06 AM (64)
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