CVE-2019-16672
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 69th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
An issue was discovered on Weidmueller IE-SW-VL05M 3.6.6 Build 16102415, IE-SW-VL08MT 3.5.2 Build 16102415, and IE-SW-PL10M 3.3.16 Build 16102416 devices. Sensitive Credentials data is transmitted in cleartext.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 69th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 1812 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- ie-sw-pl09m-5gc-4gt firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- ie-sw-pl09mt-5gc-4gt firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- ie-sw-pl18m-2gc-16tx firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- ie-sw-pl18mt-2gc-16tx firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- ie-sw-pl18m-2gc14tx2sc firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- ie-sw-pl18mt-2gc14tx2sc firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- ie-sw-pl18m-2gc14tx2st firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- ie-sw-pl18mt-2gc14tx2st firmwareICS / OT / IoT
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories
- cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2019-018
- mdcop.weidmueller.com/mediadelivery/asset/900_102694
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