An Information Exposure issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xxx Series products running firmware Version 1.0
An Information Exposure issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xxx Series products running firmware Version 1.0 to 1.32. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to use Monitor Mode on the device to read diagnostic information.
- Published
- Jan 12, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.2% · 67th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
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Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3005 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3005_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3005 | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3005 |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3005t firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3005t_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3005t | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3005t |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3004t-fx firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3004t-fx_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3004t-fx | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3004t-fx |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3004t-fx st firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3004t-fx_st_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3004t-fx st | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3004t-fx_st |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3008 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3008_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3008 | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3008 |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3008t firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3008t_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 3008t | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3008t |
and 46 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3004t-fx firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3004t-fx st firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3005 firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3005t firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3006t-2fx firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3006t-2fx sm firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3006t-2fx st firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3008 firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3008t firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3012e-2fx sm firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3012e-2sfx firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3016 firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3016e firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 3016t firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 4000t-8poe-2sfp-r firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 4008t-2gt-3fx sm firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 4008t-2gt-4fx sm firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 4008t-2sfp firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 4012t 2gt 2fx firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
- phoenixcontact fl switch 4012t-2gt-2fx st firmware1.0 and later · up to 1.32 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (icscert). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH
- PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCHaffected
Same product
phoenixcontact: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-13990The WebUI of PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, 48xx versions prior to 1.35 is vulnerable to brute-force attacks, because of Improper Res40Plan
- CVE-2017-16743An Improper Authorization issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xxx Series products running firmware Version 140Plan
- CVE-2018-13992The WebUI of PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, 48xx versions 1.0 to 1.34 allows for plaintext transmission (HTTP) of user credentials by39Monitor
- CVE-2018-10731All Phoenix Contact managed FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, 48xx products running firmware version 1.0 to 1.33 are prone to buffer overflows when hand37Monitor
- CVE-2018-10730All Phoenix Contact managed FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, 48xx products running firmware version 1.0 to 1.33 are prone to OS command injection.37Monitor
- CVE-2018-13993The WebUI of PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, 48xx versions 1.0 to 1.34 is prone to CSRF.35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{ "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"], "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}Fixed
{ "permissions": ["activeTab"], "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.