CVE-2024-28135 PHOENIX CONTACT: command injection vulnerability in the API of the CHARX Series
A low-privileged remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via command injection in the CHARX Series API, compromising confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-28135?
CVE-2024-28135 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3000, published on 14 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A low privileged remote attacker can use a command injection vulnerability in the API which performs remote code execution as the user-app user due to improper input validation. The confidentiality is partly affected.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28135?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3000 Firmware, Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3050 Firmware, Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3100 Firmware, Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3150 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28135?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28135 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-28135 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28135 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3000
- CVE-2025-25270 Remote Code Execution via Unauthenticated Configuration Manipulation
- CVE-2024-25995 PHOENIX CONTACT: Remote code execution in CHARX Series
- CVE-2025-25268 Unauthenticated Configuration Access via Exposed API Endpoint
- CVE-2025-25271 OCPP Backend Configuration via Insecure Defaults
- CVE-2024-26288 PHOENIX CONTACT: Lack of SSL support in CHARX Series
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpvh-7c2r-23rh.