CVE-2023-37857 json
PHOENIX CONTACT: Use of Hard-coded Credentials in WP 6xxx Web panels
published 2023-08-09 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-41731
- cvss
- 3.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 an authenticated, remote attacker with admin privileges is able to read hardcoded cryptographic keys allowing the attacker to create valid session cookies. These session-cookies created by the attacker are not sufficient to obtain a valid session on the device.
Patch / fix
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6070-WVPS 4.0.10
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6101-WXPS 4.0.10
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6121-WXPS 4.0.10
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6156-WHPS 4.0.10
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6185-WHPS 4.0.10
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6215-WHPS 4.0.10
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6070-WVPS
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6101-WXPS
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6121-WXPS
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6156-WHPS
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6185-WHPS
- PHOENIX CONTACT WP 6215-WHPS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
-
cert.vde.com
/en/advisories/VDE-2023-018/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-37857
- NVD CVE-2023-37857
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