PT-2020-13153 · Phoenix Contact · Plcnext Control Devices

Daniel Hackel + 4 · Published 2020-12-17 · Updated 2020-12-21 · CVE-2020-12519

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions prior to 2021.0 LTS

Description The issue allows an attacker to open a reverse shell with root privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2021.0 LTS, update to version 2021.0 LTS or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-12519

Affected Products

Plcnext Control Devices

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12519 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12519 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7283 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/21043 · Telegram Post
• https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-049 · Note