VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-8366

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability5.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-04-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Primary references