Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-25994

Medium

Published: 12 March 2024

Published
12 March 2024
Modified
24 January 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0014 34.7th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-25994 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 34.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An unauthenticated remote attacker can upload a arbitrary script file due to improper input validation. The upload destination is fixed and is write only.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

phoenixcontact
charx sec-3000 firmware
≤ 1.5.1
phoenixcontact
charx sec-3050 firmware
≤ 1.5.1
phoenixcontact
charx sec-3100 firmware
≤ 1.5.1
phoenixcontact
charx sec-3150 firmware
≤ 1.5.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-434

Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.

addresses: CWE-434

Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.

addresses: CWE-434

Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.

addresses: CWE-434

Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.

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