VDE-2023-017

Vulnerability from csaf_phoenixcontactgmbhcokg - Published: 2023-08-08 04:00 - Updated: 2025-05-22 13:03
Summary
Phoenix Contact: Multiple vulnerabilities in TC ROUTER, TC CLOUD CLIENT and CLOUD CLIENT devices
Notes
Summary: Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the firmware of TC ROUTER and TC CLOUD CLIENT devices. Update A, 2024-08-12 Added a summary text Added details to impact
Impact: CVE-2023-3526 An attacker could embed a link on a page controlled by him that includes malicious scripts and points to the license viewer page. These scripts are executed in a victim's browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field. CVE-2023-3569 An authenticated attacker could use the file upload function to upload a crafted XML to cause a denial of service.
Mitigation: Phoenix Contact recommends operating network-capable devices in closed networks or protected with a suitable firewall. For detailed information on our recommendations for measures to protect network-capable devices, please refer to our application note. Measures to protect network-capable devices with Ethernet connection
Remediation: Phoenix Contact strongly recommends updating to the latest available firmware version, which fixes these vulnerabilities.
CVE-2023-3526

In PHOENIX CONTACTs TC ROUTER and TC CLOUD CLIENT in versions prior to 2.07.2 as well as CLOUD CLIENT 1101T-TX/TX prior to 2.06.10 an unauthenticated remote attacker could use a reflective XSS within the license viewer page of the devices in order to execute code in the context of the user's browser.

9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Mitigation Phoenix Contact recommends operating network-capable devices in closed networks or protected with a suitable firewall. For detailed information on our recommendations for measures to protect network-capable devices, please refer to our application note. Measures to protect network-capable devices with Ethernet connection
Vendor Fix Phoenix Contact strongly recommends updating to the latest available firmware version, which fixes these vulnerabilities.
CVE-2023-3569

In PHOENIX CONTACTs TC ROUTER and TC CLOUD CLIENT in versions prior to 2.07.2 as well as CLOUD CLIENT 1101T-TX/TX prior to 2.06.10 an authenticated remote attacker with admin privileges could upload a crafted XML file which causes a denial-of-service.

4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-776 - Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')
Mitigation Phoenix Contact recommends operating network-capable devices in closed networks or protected with a suitable firewall. For detailed information on our recommendations for measures to protect network-capable devices, please refer to our application note. Measures to protect network-capable devices with Ethernet connection
Vendor Fix Phoenix Contact strongly recommends updating to the latest available firmware version, which fixes these vulnerabilities.
References
Acknowledgments
CERT@VDE certvde.com
St. Pölten UAS A. Resanovic S. Stockinger
CyberDanube Security Research T. Weber
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}


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