VDB-315306 · CVE-2025-25268 · VDE-2025-019

Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.7.2 API Endpoint missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150, CHARX SEC-3100, CHARX SEC-3050 and CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.7.2. This affects an unknown part of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation results in missing authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-25268. The attack can only be performed from the local network. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150, CHARX SEC-3100, CHARX SEC-3050 and CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.7.2. Affected is an unknown code block of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An unauthenticated adjacent attacker can modify configuration by sending specific requests to an API-endpoint resulting in read and write access due to missing authentication.

The advisory is available at certvde.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-25268 since 02/06/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 1.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20404). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Phoenix Contact

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Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

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

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

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

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: CHARX SEC-3150/CHARX SEC-3100/CHARX SEC-3050/CHARX SEC-3000 1.7.3

Timelineinfo

02/06/2025 CVE reserved
07/08/2025 +151 days Advisory disclosed
07/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VDE-2025-019
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25268 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315306
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 10:08
Updated: 07/08/2025 17:49
Changes: 07/08/2025 10:08 (65), 07/08/2025 17:49 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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