#VU18694 Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in PLCNext AXC F 2152 - CVE-2019-10997
Published: June 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18694
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10997
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PLCNext AXC F 2152
PLCNext AXC F 2152
Software vendor:
Phoenix Contact GmbH
Phoenix Contact GmbH
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a denial of service condition when PLC service is crashed. An attacker trying to connect to the device using a man-in-the-middle setup may crash the PLC service, so the device must then be rebooted, or the PLC service must be restarted manually via Linux shell.
Vulnerability affects following PLCNext AXC F 2152 products:
- AXC F 2152: article number 2404267
- AXC F 2152: article number 1046568 (Starterkit)
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.