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CVE-2024-28134: PHOENIX CONTACT: MitM attack gains privileges of the current logged in user in CHARX Series

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-319

Description

An unauthenticated remote attacker can extract a session token with a MitM attack and gain web-based management access with the privileges of the currently logged in user due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. No additional user interaction is required. The access is limited as only non-sensitive information can be obtained but the availability can be seriously affected.

Affected products

• Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3000 Firmware: through 1.5.1
• Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3050 Firmware: through 1.5.1
• Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3100 Firmware: through 1.5.1
• Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3150 Firmware: through 1.5.1

References

• https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2024-019
• https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2024-019

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