What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-8768?

CVE-2020-8768 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.4 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.8%.

Ilc 2050 Bi Firmware CVE-2020-8768

CRITICAL

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)

2020-02-17 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Ilc 2050 Bi Firmware Ilc 2050 Bi L Firmware

9.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.4 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 17, 2020 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.4

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered on Phoenix Contact Emalytics Controller ILC 2050 BI before 1.2.3 and BI-L before 1.2.3 devices. There is an insecure mechanism for read and write access to the configuration of the device. The mechanism can be discovered by examining a link on the website of the device.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered on Phoenix Contact Emalytics Controller ILC 2050 BI before 1.2.3 and BI-L before 1.2.3 devices. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Permission Assignment (CWE-732), which allows attackers to access resources due to misconfigured permissions. An issue was discovered on Phoenix Contact Emalytics Controller ILC 2050 BI before 1.2.3 and BI-L before 1.2.3 devices. There is an insecure mechanism for read and write access to the configuration of the device. The mechanism can be discovered by examining a link on the website of the device. Affected products include: Phoenixcontact Ilc 2050 Bi Firmware, Phoenixcontact Ilc 2050 Bi-L Firmware. Version information: before 1.2.3.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Review and restrict file/resource permissions, apply principle of least privilege.