CVE-2023-37862
PHOENIX CONTACT: Missing Authorization in WP 6xxx Web panels
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 an unauthenticated remote attacker can access upload-functions of the HTTP API. This might cause certificate errors for SSL-connections and might result in a partial denial-of-service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PHOENIX CONTACT: Missing Authorization in WP 6xxx Web panels
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 an unauthenticated remote attacker can access upload-functions of the HTTP API. This might cause certificate errors for SSL-connections and might result in a partial denial-of-service.
- Record
CVE-2023-37862- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41736
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 an unauthenticated remote attacker can access upload-functions of the HTTP API. This might cause certificate errors for SSL-connections and might result in a partial denial-of-service.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41736- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xm8-vmfg-3fch
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 an unauthenticated...
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 an unauthenticated remote attacker can access upload-functions of the HTTP API. This might cause certificate errors for SSL-connections and might result in a partial denial-of-service.
- Record
GHSA-4xm8-vmfg-3fch- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels in versions prior to 4.0.10 an unauthenticated remote attacker can access upload-functions of the HTTP API. This might cause certificate errors for SSL-connections and might result in a partial denial-of-service.
- Record
CVE-2023-37862- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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
- phoenixcontact wp 6070-wvps firmware
- phoenixcontact wp 6101-wxps
- phoenixcontact wp 6101-wxps firmware
- phoenixcontact wp 6121-wxps
- phoenixcontact wp 6121-wxps 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-2023-37862 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) 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 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.