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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-5459
WAGO PFC200 Series 3S CoDeSys Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in WAGO PFC200 Series 3S CoDeSys Runtime versions 2.3.X and 2.4.X. An attacker can execute different unauthenticated remote operations because of the CoDeSys Runtime application, which is available via network by default on Port 2455. An attacker could execute some unauthenticated commands such as reading, writing, or deleting arbitrary files, or manipulate the PLC application during runtime by sending specially-crafted TCP packets to Port 2455.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 13, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5459 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 Wago pfc200_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-044-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5459 vulnerability over time.

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  • 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-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-044-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-044-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:wago:pfc200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 02.07.07\(10\) OR cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8202:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8202\/025-000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8202\/025-001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8202\/025-002:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8202\/040-001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8203:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8203\/025-000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8204:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8204\/025-000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8206:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8206\/025-000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8206\/025-001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8207:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8207\/025-000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8207\/025-001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8208:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:750-8208\/025-000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:wago:pfc200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.21 }} 0.06%

score

0.58014

percentile

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