CVE-2020-12499 (GCVE-0-2020-12499)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-21 15:09 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:18
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Title
PHOENIX CONTACT PLCnext Engineer version 2020.3.1 and earlier: Improper path sanitation vulnerability.
Summary
In PHOENIX CONTACT PLCnext Engineer version 2020.3.1 and earlier an improper path sanitation vulnerability exists on import of project files.
Severity ?
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PHOENIX CONTACT PLCnext Engineer Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2020.3.1 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2020-07-21 00:00
Credits
This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Amir Preminger of Claroty. PHOENIX CONTACT reported the vulnerability to CERT@VDE.
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