CVE-2021-34597
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-04 09:50
Modified
2024-09-16 18:09
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in PC Worx Automation Suite of Phoenix Contact up to version 1.88 could allow an attacker with a manipulated project file to unpack arbitrary files outside of the selected project directory.
References
info@cert.vde.comhttps://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-052/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-052/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Phoenix Contact PC Worx Version: PC Worx   <
Version: PC Worx-Express   <
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