CVE-2023-46144
PHOENIX CONTACT: PLCnext Control prone to download of code without integrity check
A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to compromise integrity on the affected engineering station and the connected devices.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PHOENIX CONTACT: PLCnext Control prone to download of code without integrity check
A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to compromise integrity on the affected engineering station and the connected devices.
- Record
CVE-2023-46144- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-494
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50387
A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to compromise integrity on the affected engineering station and the connected devices.
- Record
EUVD-2023-50387- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqgv-wx4f-4hmj
A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote...
A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to compromise integrity on the affected engineering station and the connected devices.
- Record
GHSA-hqgv-wx4f-4hmj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-494
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to compromise integrity on the affected engineering station and the connected devices.
- Record
CVE-2023-46144- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-494
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- phoenix contact axc f 1152
- phoenix contact axc f 2152
- phoenix contact axc f 3152
- phoenix contact bpc 9102s
- phoenix contact epc 1502
- phoenix contact epc 1522
- phoenix contact plcnext engineer
- phoenix contact rfc 4072r
- phoenix contact rfc 4072s
- phoenixcontact axc f 1152 firmware
- phoenixcontact axc f 2152 firmware
- phoenixcontact axc f 3152 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2023-46144 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Phoenix Contact Axc F 1152, published December 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.