Charx Sec 3000 FirmwareOperating system · Phoenixcontact

CVE-2024-25997

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.5.1 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An unauthenticated remote attacker can perform a log injection due to improper input validation. Only a certain log file is affected.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary content into a specific log file due to improper input validation. This log injection could allow tampering with log integrity, potentially leading to secondary attacks if log files are parsed by downstream systems or viewed in log analysis tools.

MitigationImplement strict input validation and sanitization for all data written to the affected log file, ensuring special characters are properly escaped or removed. Review all code paths that write to this log to ensure consistent validation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Charx Sec 3000 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 1.5.1
Charx Sec 3050 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 1.5.1
Charx Sec 3100 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 1.5.1
Charx Sec 3150 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 1.5.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed device model
    Locate the physical device or device inventory and confirm the exact model number is one of: Charx Sec 3000, Charx Sec 3050, Charx Sec 3100, or Charx Sec 3150
    Affected if The model is not one of these four variants, the device is not affected by this CVE
  2. Check the current firmware version
    Access the device admin interface or use the vendor-provided firmware version check command, then compare the installed version against the affected range: any version below 1.5.1
    Affected if The firmware version is lower than 1.5.1 (for example, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.5.0)
  3. Verify if unauthenticated network access is possible
    Review network exposure of the device - check if management interfaces are accessible from unauthenticated network segments or the internet
    Affected if The device management interface is exposed without authentication to untrusted networks, making the log injection vector reachable
  4. Inspect log configuration and write access
    Examine the device logging configuration to identify which log file accepts user-supplied input and review any accessible endpoints that write to logs without validation
    Affected if The device allows unauthenticated input to be written directly to logs without sanitization, enabling the injection vulnerability

The device is affected if it is a Charx Sec 3000/3050/3100/3150 model running firmware version below 1.5.1 and has unauthenticated network access to the log injection vector.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.5.1 or later
Fixed in 1.5.1
Interim mitigation

Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all data written to the affected log file, ensuring special characters are properly escaped or removed. Review all code paths that write to this log to ensure consistent validation.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Charx Sec 3000/3050/3100/3150 Firmware 1.5.1

  1. Obtain the Charx Sec 3000/3050/3100/3150 firmware version 1.5.1 from the vendor (Charx)
  2. Consult the official Charx product documentation or firmware upgrade guide for your specific model
  3. Follow the vendor's standard firmware update procedure for the Charx Sec series devices
  4. Verify the firmware has been successfully upgraded to version 1.5.1
  5. Confirm the vulnerability is resolved by reviewing system logs
Caveat Review vendor release notes for any changes in functionality or configuration requirements between your current version and 1.5.1

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Charx Sec 3000 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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