VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-12517

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-12-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an authenticated low privileged user could embed malicious Javascript code to gain admin rights when the admin user visits the vulnerable website (local privilege escalation).

Weakness classification

  • info@cert.vde.com: CWE-79
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79

Primary references