Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.7.2 Configuration Interface insecure default initialization of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very 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. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Configuration Interface. This manipulation causes insecure default initialization of resource. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-25271. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150, CHARX SEC-3100, CHARX SEC-3050 and CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.7.2. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Configuration Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure default initialization of resource vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1188. The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An unauthenticated adjacent attacker is able to configure a new OCPP backend, due to insecure defaults for the configuration interface.

The weakness was disclosed with Synacktiv as VDE-2025-019. It is possible to read the advisory at certvde.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-25271 since 02/06/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 07/08/2025).

Upgrading to version 1.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20401). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insecure default initialization of resource
CWE: CWE-1188
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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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
Organization: Synacktiv
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25271 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315307
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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)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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