CVE-2019-10998 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Physical access to the PLC allows SD card manipulation, leading to an authentication bypass on Phoenix Contact devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-10998?

CVE-2019-10998 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Phoenix Contact AXC F 2152 (No.2404267) before 2019.0 LTS and AXC F 2152 STARTERKIT (No.1046568) before 2019.0 LTS devices. Unlimited physical access to the PLC may lead to a manipulation of SD cards data. SD card manipulation may lead to an authentication bypass opportunity.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10998?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Firmware, Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Starterkit Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-10998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ffv8-7626-q483.

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