PT-2024-7101
CVE-2024-6788
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Published
2024-08-13
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Updated
2025-08-22
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000 versions up to 1.6.2
Description
A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the device to reset the password for the predefined, low-privileged user
user-app to the default password. The issue is related to insecure default resource initialization.Recommendations
For Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000 versions up to 1.6.2, update the firmware to a version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the firmware update feature on the LAN interface to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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