7.3
HIGH
CVE-2016-8366
Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs Password Storage Clear Text Vulnerability
Description

Webvisit in Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs offers a password macro to protect HMI pages on the PLC against casual or coincidental opening of HMI pages by the user. The password macro can be configured in a way that the password is stored and transferred in clear text.

INFO

Published Date :

April 5, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8366 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Phoenixcontact ilc_plcs_firmware
2 Phoenixcontact ilc_plcs
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-8366.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45586/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45586/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8366 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45586/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-312
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45586/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-255
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:ilc_plcs_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:ilc_plcs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.50 }} -1.11%

score

0.76119

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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