icsa-19-171-01
Vulnerability from csaf_cisa
Published
2019-06-20 00:00
Modified
2019-06-20 00:00
Summary
PHOENIX CONTACT Automation Worx Software Suite

Notes

CISA Disclaimer
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov
Legal Notice
All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided "as is" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.
Risk evaluation
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker, with access to an original PC Worx or Config+ project file, to perform remote code execution.
Critical infrastructure sectors
Critical Manufacturing
Countries/areas deployed
Worldwide
Company headquarters location
Germany
Recommended Practices
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
Recommended Practices
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
Recommended Practices
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on us-cert.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Recommended Practices
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
Recommended Practices
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on us-cert.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Exploitability
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.


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    "acknowledgments": [
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        "organization": "9sg Security Team",
        "summary": "reporting these vulnerabilities to CISA"
      },
      {
        "organization": "Trend Micro \u0027s Zero Day Initiative",
        "summary": "reporting these vulnerabilities to CISA"
      },
      {
        "organization": "CERT@VDE",
        "summary": "coordinating these vulnerabilities with Phoenix Contact"
      }
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        "text": "This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov",
        "title": "CISA Disclaimer"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided \"as is\" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.",
        "title": "Legal Notice"
      },
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker, with access to an original PC Worx or Config+ project file, to perform remote code execution.",
        "title": "Risk evaluation"
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        "text": "Critical Manufacturing",
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        "text": "CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:",
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        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on us-cert.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
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        "title": "Recommended Practices"
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        "category": "general",
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        "category": "other",
        "text": "No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.",
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      }
    ],
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      "cve": "CVE-2019-12870",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-824",
        "name": "Access of Uninitialized Pointer"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "An access of uninitialized pointer vulnerability may allow remote code execution.CVE-2019-12870 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
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        }
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          "details": "Phoenix Contact is currently working on the next version of the Automation Worx Software Suite. This advisory will be updated with details of the new version when it becomes available.",
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        },
        {
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          "details": "Phoenix Contact recommends users exchange project files using only secure file exchange services, and that project files should not be exchanged via unencrypted email.",
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            "CSAFPID-0003"
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          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Do not click web links or open unsolicited attachments in email messages.",
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            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams_0905.pdf"
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ],
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        }
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            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
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        "name": "Out-of-bounds Read"
      },
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          "category": "summary",
          "text": "An out-of-bounds read vulnerability may allow remote code execution.CVE-2019-12869 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
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          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2019-12869"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "www.first.org",
          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Phoenix Contact is currently working on the next version of the Automation Worx Software Suite. This advisory will be updated with details of the new version when it becomes available.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Phoenix Contact recommends users exchange project files using only secure file exchange services, and that project files should not be exchanged via unencrypted email.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Do not click web links or open unsolicited attachments in email messages.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams_0905.pdf"
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014"
        }
      ],
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          },
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            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2019-12871",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-416",
        "name": "Use After Free"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "A use after free vulnerability may allow remote code execution.CVE-2019-12871 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
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          "CSAFPID-0001",
          "CSAFPID-0002",
          "CSAFPID-0003"
        ]
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "web.nvd.nist.gov",
          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2019-12871"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "www.first.org",
          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Phoenix Contact is currently working on the next version of the Automation Worx Software Suite. This advisory will be updated with details of the new version when it becomes available.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Phoenix Contact recommends users exchange project files using only secure file exchange services, and that project files should not be exchanged via unencrypted email.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Do not click web links or open unsolicited attachments in email messages.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams_0905.pdf"
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 7.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}


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