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CVE-2017-16743
published 2018-01-12

CVE-2017-16743: An Improper Authorization issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xxx Series products running firmware Version 1.0 to 1.32. A…

PriorityP264critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.11%
86.3th percentile
An Improper Authorization issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xxx Series products running firmware Version 1.0 to 1.32. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to craft special HTTP requests allowing an attacker to bypass web-service authentication allowing the attacker to obtain administrative privileges on the device.

Affected

29 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3004t-fx_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3004t-fx_st_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3005_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3005t_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3006t-2fx_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3006t-2fx_sm_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3006t-2fx_st_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3008_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3008t_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3012e-2fx_sm_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3012e-2sfx_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3016_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3016e_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_3016t_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4000t-8poe-2sfp-r_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4008t-2gt-3fx_sm_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4008t-2gt-4fx_sm_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4008t-2sfp_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4012t-2gt-2fx_st_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4012t_2gt_2fx_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4800e-24fx-4gc_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4800e-24fx_sm-4gc_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4808e-16fx-4gc_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4808e-16fx_lc-4gc_firmware1.0 – 1.32
phoenixcontactfl_switch_4808e-16fx_sm-4gc_firmware1.0 – 1.32

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Exploit vector is crafted special HTTP requests to bypass web-service authentication on the device's web interface, resulting in administrative privilege escalation without credentials
  • The vulnerability is remotely exploitable with no authentication, no user interaction, and low attack complexity — monitor for unauthenticated HTTP requests to administrative web-service endpoints on FL SWITCH devices
  • A companion information-exposure vulnerability (CVE-2017-16741) allows unauthenticated reading of diagnostic data via Monitor Mode — monitor for unauthenticated access to Monitor Mode endpoints on the same devices
  • ·All FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xxx Series products running firmware Version 1.0 to 1.32 are vulnerable; firmware Version 1.33 or higher remediates the issue
  • ·No known public exploits specifically targeting these vulnerabilities existed at time of advisory publication

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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