VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-34597
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in PC Worx Automation Suite of Phoenix Contact up to version 1.88 could allow an attacker with a manipulated project file to unpack arbitrary files outside of the selected project directory.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in PC Worx Automation Suite of Phoenix Contact up to version 1.88 could allow an attacker with a manipulated project file to unpack arbitrary files outside of the selected project directory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.65% probability · 49th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- phoenixcontact/pc worx · phoenixcontact/pc worx express
- Source
- info@cert.vde.com
References
- https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-052/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-052/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.