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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-34570

Multiple Phoenix Contact PLCnext control devices in versions prior to 2021.0.5 LTS are prone to a DoS attack through special crafted JSON requests.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.98%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Multiple Phoenix Contact PLCnext control devices in versions prior to 2021.0.5 LTS are prone to a DoS attack through special crafted JSON requests.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.98% probability · 60th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
phoenixcontact/plcnext technology starterkit firmware · phoenixcontact/axc f 2152 starterkit firmware · phoenixcontact/rfc 4072s firmware · phoenixcontact/axc f 3152 firmware · phoenixcontact/axc f 1152 firmware · phoenixcontact/axc f 2152 firmware
Source
info@cert.vde.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.