Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.7.2 SSH input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150, CHARX SEC-3100, CHARX SEC-3050 and CHARX SEC-3000 up to 1.7.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SSH. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-24005. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was 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 by this issue is an unknown function of the component SSH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A local attacker with a local user account can leverage a vulnerable script via SSH to escalate privileges to root due to improper input validation.

The weakness was presented by Jesson Soto Ventura and Matthew Waddell as VDE-2025-014. The advisory is shared for download at certvde.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-24005 since 01/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20406). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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

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: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24005 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315308
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 10:09
Updated: 07/08/2025 17:49
Changes: 07/08/2025 10:09 (65), 07/08/2025 17:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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