VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8366
Webvisit in Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs offers a password macro to protect HMI pages on the PLC against casual or coincidental opening of HMI pages by the user.
HIGH 7.3EPSS 5.77%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Webvisit in Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs offers a password macro to protect HMI pages on the PLC against casual or coincidental opening of HMI pages by the user. The password macro can be configured in a way that the password is stored and transferred in clear text.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 5.77% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-312, CWE-255
- Affected
- phoenixcontact/ilc plcs firmware
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45586/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45586/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.