VDB-131233 · CVE-2019-9201 · GCVE-0-2019-9201

Phoenix Contact AXC 1050 Service Port 1962 improper authentication

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8.3	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Phoenix Contact ILC 131 ETH, ILC 131 ETH-XC, ILC 151 ETH, ILC 151 ETH-XC, ILC 171 ETH 2TX, ILC 191 ETH 2TX, ILC 191 ME-AN and AXC 1050. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Service Port 1962. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-9201. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Phoenix Contact ILC 131 ETH, ILC 131 ETH-XC, ILC 151 ETH, ILC 151 ETH-XC, ILC 171 ETH 2TX, ILC 191 ETH 2TX, ILC 191 ME-AN and AXC 1050 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Service Port 1962. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple Phoenix Contact devices allow remote attackers to establish TCP sessions to port 1962 and obtain sensitive information or make changes, as demonstrated by using the Create Backup feature to traverse all directories.

The bug was discovered 02/03/2019. The weakness was presented 02/26/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-9201 since 02/26/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 23 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Proper firewalling of tcp/1962 is able to address this issue.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Phoenix Contact

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License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

02/03/2019 🔍
02/26/2019 +23 days 🔍
02/26/2019 +0 days 🔍
02/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/03/2026 +2652 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cert.vde.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-9201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131233

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2019 07:08
Updated: 06/03/2026 00:49
Changes: 02/27/2019 07:08 (54), 05/13/2020 09:03 (1), 07/26/2023 07:38 (4), 07/26/2023 07:44 (13), 06/03/2026 00:49 (17)
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