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CVE-2023-37859

HIGH
7.2
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 the SNMP daemon is running with root privileges allowing a remote attacker with knowledge of the SNMPv2 r/w community string to execute system commands as root.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available
wp 6070-wvps firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.0.10Fixed in:4.0.10CVE-2023-37859derived from NVD
wp 6101-wxps firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.0.10Fixed in:4.0.10CVE-2023-37859derived from NVD
wp 6121-wxps firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.0.10Fixed in:4.0.10CVE-2023-37859derived from NVD
wp 6156-whps firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.0.10Fixed in:4.0.10CVE-2023-37859derived from NVD
wp 6185-whps firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.0.10Fixed in:4.0.10CVE-2023-37859derived from NVD
wp 6215-whps firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.0.10Fixed in:4.0.10CVE-2023-37859derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days
46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2017-12635Critical9.8100%-Fix
CVE-2022-24637Critical9.899%-Fix
CVE-2017-5689Critical9.892%KEVFix
CVE-2020-3243Critical9.888%--
CVE-2024-21888High8.887%--
CVE-2022-0441Critical9.885%-Fix
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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.