CVE-2023-37856
PHOENIX CONTACT: Unauthorized read-access of root filesystem in WP 6xxx Web panels
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 a remote attacker with low privileges is able to gain limited read-access to the device-filesystem through a configuration dialog within the embedded Qt browser .
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PHOENIX CONTACT: Unauthorized read-access of root filesystem in WP 6xxx Web panels
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 a remote attacker with low privileges is able to gain limited read-access to the device-filesystem through a configuration dialog within the embedded Qt browser .
- Record
CVE-2023-37856- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41730
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 a remote attacker with low privileges is able to gain limited read-access to the device-filesystem through a configuration dialog within the embedded Qt browser .
- Record
EUVD-2023-41730- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fqxx-3fhv-wcpr
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 a remote attacker with...
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 a remote attacker with low privileges is able to gain limited read-access to the device-filesystem through a configuration dialog within the embedded Qt browser .
- Record
GHSA-fqxx-3fhv-wcpr- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 a remote attacker with low privileges is able to gain limited read-access to the device-filesystem through a configuration dialog within the embedded Qt browser .
- Record
CVE-2023-37856- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
- phoenix contact wp 6070-wvps
- phoenix contact wp 6101-wxps
- phoenix contact wp 6121-wxps
- phoenix contact wp 6156-whps
- phoenix contact wp 6185-whps
- phoenix contact wp 6215-whps
- phoenixcontact wp 6070-wvps firmware
- phoenixcontact wp 6101-wxps firmware
- phoenixcontact wp 6121-wxps firmware
- phoenixcontact wp 6156-whps firmware
- phoenixcontact wp 6185-whps firmware
- phoenixcontact wp 6215-whps firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | NVD | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37856 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Phoenix Contact Wp 6070-wvps, published August 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.