FKIE_CVE-2016-8366

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-04-05 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:54
Severity
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Summary
Webvisit in Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs offers a password macro to protect HMI pages on the PLC against casual or coincidental opening of HMI pages by the user. The password macro can be configured in a way that the password is stored and transferred in clear text.
References
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttps://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45586/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-313-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45586/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
phoenixcontact ilc_plcs_firmware -
phoenixcontact ilc_plcs -
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  "affected": [
    {
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        {
          "product": "Phoenix Contact ILC PLCs",
          "vendor": "Phoenix Contact",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "All ILC 1xx PLCs"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"
    }
  ],
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            }
          ],
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Webvisit en los PLC de Phoenix Contact ILC ofrece una macro de contrase\u00f1a para proteger las p\u00e1ginas HMI en el PLC contra la apertura casual o intencionada de p\u00e1ginas HMI por parte del usuario. La macro de contrase\u00f1a puede configurarse de forma que la contrase\u00f1a se almacena y transfiere en texto claro."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2016-8366",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:54:13.717",
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}



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