CVE-2020-12497

Summary

CVECVE-2020-12497
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-07-01 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-01-28 01:36:00 UTC
DescriptionPLCopen XML file parsing in Phoenix Contact PC Worx and PC Worx Express version 1.87 and earlier can lead to a stack-based overflow. Manipulated PC Worx projects could lead to a remote code execution due to insufficient input data validation.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Phoenixcontact Pc Worx All All All All
Application Phoenixcontact Pc Worx All All All All
Application Phoenixcontact Pc Worx Express All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ZDI-20-825 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory
ZDI-21-398 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
PHOENIX CONTACT: Two Vulnerabilities in Automation Worx Suite — German (Germany) CONFIRM cert.vde.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: reported by Natnael Samson working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative, Phoenix Contact reported to CERT@VDE

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590543 Phoenix Contact Automation Worx Software Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-20-191-01)
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