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CVE-2020-12517
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CVE-2020-12517
(Last updated February 22, 2025) ▾
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Description
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).
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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
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Base Score:
9.0 Critical
Impact Score:
6
Exploitability Score:
2.3
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
General Information
Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
AXC F 1152 (1151412) 2021.0 LTS
AXC F 2152 (2404267) 2021.0 LTS
AXC F 3152 (1069208) 2021.0 LTS
RFC 4072S (1051328 2021.0 LTS
AXC F 2152 Starterkit (1046568) 2021.0 LTS
PLCnext Technology Starterkit (1188165) 2021.0 LTS
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Additional Info
Authenticated
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Exploitable
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Reliability
Unknown
Stability
Unknown
Available Mitigations
Unknown
Shelf Life
Unknown
Userbase/Installbase
Unknown
Patch Effectiveness
Unknown
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