VDB-291507 · CVE-2024-11497 · VDE-2024-070

Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 up to 1.6.x permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000, CHARX SEC-3050, CHARX SEC-3100 and CHARX SEC-3150 up to 1.6.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in permission assignment. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-11497. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000, CHARX SEC-3050, CHARX SEC-3100 and CHARX SEC-3150 up to 1.6.x. It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An authenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to perform a privilege escalation to gain root access.

The weakness was disclosed by Tien Phan as VDE-2024-070. It is possible to read the advisory at cert.vde.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-11497 since 11/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/14/2025).

Upgrading to version 1.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Phoenix Contact

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commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (CERTVDE): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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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: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: CHARX SEC-3000/CHARX SEC-3050/CHARX SEC-3100/CHARX SEC-3150 1.7.0

Timelineinfo

11/20/2024 🔍
01/14/2025 +55 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VDE-2024-070
Researcher: Tien Phan
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-11497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-11497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-291507

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2025 15:32
Changes: 01/14/2025 15:32 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103