CVE-2020-12523
Phoenix Contact mGuard Switch Port Reinit Vulnerability
Description
On Phoenix Contact mGuard Devices versions before 8.8.3 LAN ports get functional after reboot even if they are disabled in the device configuration. For mGuard devices with integrated switch on the LAN side, single switch ports can be disabled by device configuration. After a reboot these ports get functional independent from their configuration setting: Missing Initialization of Resource
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 17, 2020, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 21, 2020, 2:16 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12523
vulnerability.
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products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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-2020-12523.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-046 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-046 No Types Assigned https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-046 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-909 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:tc_mguard_rs4000_4g_vzw_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:tc_mguard_rs4000_4g_vzw_vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:tc_mguard_rs4000_4g_att_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:tc_mguard_rs4000_4g_att_vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_mguard_rs4004_tx\/dtx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_mguard_rs4004_tx\/dtx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_mguard_rs4004_tx\/dtx_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_mguard_rs4004_tx\/dtx_vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:tc_mguard_rs4000_3g_vpn_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:tc_mguard_rs4000_3g_vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:tc_mguard_rs4000_4g_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:tc_mguard_rs4000_4g_vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:innominate_mguard_rs4000_4tx\/tx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:innominate_mguard_rs4000_4tx\/tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:innominate_mguard_rs4000_4tx\/tx_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:innominate_mguard_rs4000_4tx\/tx_vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:innominate_mguard_rs4000_4tx\/3g\/tx_vpn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:innominate_mguard_rs4000_4tx\/3g\/tx_vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-12523 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-12523
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.22 }} 0.02%
score
0.59815
percentile