What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-4051?

CVE-2015-4051 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (Critical). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2015-4051?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2015-4051. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.0%.

Ipc Diagnostics CVE-2015-4051

CRITICAL

Improper Access Control (CWE-284)

2015-06-08 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Authentication Bypass Ipc Diagnostics

9.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.0 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 08, 2015 - 14:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or shutdown), create arbitrary users, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted request, as demonstrated by a beckhoff.com:service:cxconfig:1#Write SOAP action to /upnpisapi.

AnalysisAI

Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or shutdown), create arbitrary users,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-284. Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or shutdown), create arbitrary users, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted request, as demonstrated by a beckhoff.com:service:cxconfig:1#Write SOAP action to /upnpisapi. Affected products include: Beckhoff Ipc Diagnostics. Version information: before 1.8.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.