CVE-2023-46142: high-severity vulnerability in PHOENIX CONTACT AXC F 1152
PHOENIX CONTACT: Insufficient Read and Write Protection to Logic and Runtime Data in PLCnext Control
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.8epss 0.7%
A incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to gain full access on the affected devices.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
PHOENIX CONTACT · AXC F 1152PHOENIX CONTACT · AXC F 2152PHOENIX CONTACT · AXC F 3152PHOENIX CONTACT · BPC 9102SPHOENIX CONTACT · EPC 1502PHOENIX CONTACT · EPC 1522PHOENIX CONTACT · PLCnext EngineerPHOENIX CONTACT · RFC 4072RPHOENIX CONTACT · RFC 4072SRelated CVEs — PHOENIX CONTACT AXC F 1152
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