7.4
HIGH
CVE-2021-21004
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH SMCS Remote Code Injection Vulnerability
Description

In Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH SMCS series products in multiple versions an attacker may insert malicious code via LLDP frames into the web-based management which could then be executed by the client.

INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 2, 2021, midnight

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21004 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 fl_nat_smn_8tx-m_firmware
2 Phoenixcontact fl_nat_smn_8tx_firmware
3 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smcs_16tx_firmware
4 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smcs_14tx\/2fx_firmware
5 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smcs_14tx\/2fx-sm_firmware
6 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smcs_8gt_firmware
7 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smcs_6gt\/2sfp_firmware
8 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smcs_8tx-pn_firmware
9 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smcs_4tx-pn_firmware
10 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smcs_8tx_firmware
11 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smcs_6tx\/2sfp_firmware
12 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smn_6tx\/2pof-pn_firmware
13 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smn_8tx-pn_firmware
14 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smn_6tx\/2fx_firmware
15 Phoenixcontact fl_switch_smn_6tx\/2fx_sm_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2021-023 Not Applicable Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21004 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2021-023 No Types Assigned https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2021-023 Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_16tx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_16tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_14tx\/2fx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_14tx\/2fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_14tx\/2fx-sm_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_14tx\/2fx-sm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_8gt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_8gt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_6gt\/2sfp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_6gt\/2sfp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_8tx-pn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_8tx-pn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_4tx-pn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_4tx-pn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_8tx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_8tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_6tx\/2sfp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smcs_6tx\/2sfp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smn_6tx\/2pof-pn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smn_6tx\/2pof-pn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smn_8tx-pn_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smn_8tx-pn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smn_6tx\/2fx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smn_6tx\/2fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smn_6tx\/2fx_sm_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_smn_6tx\/2fx_sm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_nat_smn_8tx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.63 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_nat_smn_8tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_nat_smn_8tx-m_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.63 OR cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_nat_smn_8tx-m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-21004 is associated with the following CWEs:

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.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.26884

percentile

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