CVE-2020-12517CWE-79

Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS: An authenticated low privileged user could embed malicious Javascript code to gain admin rights when the admin user visits the vulnerable website (local privilege escalation).

High · published December 17, 2020

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
66.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an authenticated low privileged user could embed malicious Javascript code to gain admin rights when the admin user visits the vulnerable website (local privilege escalation).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01124 · 66.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2020-12-17T22:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 DEC 22:43Z
    Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS: An authenticated low privileged user could embed malicious Javascript code to gain admin rights when the admin user visits the vulnerable website (local privilege escalation).
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