CVE-2018-13992 describes a critical vulnerability in the WebUI of PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xx versions 1.0 to 1.34, where user credentials are transmitted in plaintext via HTTP by default. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating that an unauthenticated attacker can remotely exploit it with low complexity to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
> 1.0, <= 1.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3005_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0, <= 1.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3005t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0, <= 1.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3004t-fx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0, <= 1.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3004t-fx_st_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0, <= 1.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_3008_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.