VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-13990

CVSS score8.6 HIGH

EPSS probability2.31%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2019-05-06

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Description

The WebUI of PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, 48xx versions prior to 1.35 is vulnerable to brute-force attacks, because of Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts.

Weakness classification

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource