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CVE-2020-12497

HIGH
Published 2020-07-01T15:52:35
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.009
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.9% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.749
Higher than 74.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

PLCopen 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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Phoenix Contact

Automation Worx

Affected Versions:

unspecified
Phoenix Contact

Automation Worx Express

Affected Versions:

unspecified

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-729h-mx93-mqwv

Advisory Details

PLCopen 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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12497
WEB https://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2020-023
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-825
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-398

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: January 28, 2023

References

https://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2020-023
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-825/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-398/
Published: 2020-07-01T15:52:35
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T11:56:52.059Z
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