CVE-2023-37859 json
PHOENIX CONTACT: Improper Privilege Management in WP 6xxx Web panels
published 2023-08-09 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-41733
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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
Exploit prediction
0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 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-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
cert.vde.com
/en/advisories/VDE-2023-018/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-37859
- NVD CVE-2023-37859
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