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CVE-2020-12498

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
0.007
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.7% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.706
Higher than 70.6% 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

mwe file parsing in Phoenix Contact PC Worx and PC Worx Express version 1.87 and earlier is vulnerable to out-of-bounds read remote code execution. 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-vq7v-c9vx-j45h

Advisory Details

mwe file parsing in Phoenix Contact PC Worx and PC Worx Express version 1.87 and earlier is vulnerable to out-of-bounds read remote code execution. Manipulated PC Worx projects could lead to a remote code execution due to insufficient input data validation.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12498
WEB https://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2020-023
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-826

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

References

https://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2020-023
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-826/
Published: 2020-07-01T15:52:35
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T11:56:52.080Z
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