Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CVE-2016-8366)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500763

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Webvisit in Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs offers a password macro to protect HMI pages on the PLC against casual or coincidental opening of HMI pages by the user. The password macro can be configured in a way that the password is stored and transferred in clear text.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45586/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 500763

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 1/25/2023

Updated: 10/17/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8366

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:phoenixcontact:ilc_plcs_firmware:-

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/PhoenixContact

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8366

CWE: 255