Is CVE-2019-12870 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-12870 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-12870?

CVE-2019-12870 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-12870?

CVE-2019-12870 has an EPSS score of 3.71% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2019-12870?

No published fix for CVE-2019-12870 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-12870

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx through 1.86, PC Worx Express through 1.86, and Config+ through 1.86. A manipulated PC Worx or Config+ project file could lead to an Uninitialized Pointer and remote code execution. The attacker needs to get access to an original PC Worx or Config+ project file to be able to manipulate it. After manipulation, the attacker needs to exchange the original file with the manipulated one on the application programming workstation.

CWE-824

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.