CVE-2024-28134
PHOENIX CONTACT: MitM attack gains privileges of the current logged in user in CHARX Series
An unauthenticated remote attacker can extract a session token with a MitM attack and gain web-based management access with the privileges of the currently logged in user due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. No additional user interaction is required. The access is limited as only non-sensitive information can be obtained but the availability can be seriously affected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PHOENIX CONTACT: MitM attack gains privileges of the current logged in user in CHARX Series
An unauthenticated remote attacker can extract a session token with a MitM attack and gain web-based
management access with the privileges of the currently logged in user due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. No additional user interaction is required. The access is limited as only non-sensitive information can be obtained but the availability can be seriously affected.
- Record
CVE-2024-28134- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-25281
An unauthenticated remote attacker can extract a session token with a MitM attack and gain web-based
management access with the privileges of the currently logged in user due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. No additional user interaction is required. The access is limited as only non-sensitive information can be obtained but the availability can be seriously affected.
- Record
EUVD-2024-25281- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvrj-9f39-j96h
An unauthenticated remote attacker...
An unauthenticated remote attacker can extract a session token with a MitM attack and gain web-based
management access with the privileges of the currently logged in user due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. No additional user interaction is required. The access is limited as only non-sensitive information can be obtained but the availability can be seriously affected.
- Record
GHSA-hvrj-9f39-j96h- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An unauthenticated remote attacker can extract a session token with a MitM attack and gain web-based
management access with the privileges of the currently logged in user due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. No additional user interaction is required. The access is limited as only non-sensitive information can be obtained but the availability can be seriously affected.
- Record
CVE-2024-28134- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- phoenix contact charx sec-3000
- phoenix contact charx sec-3050
- phoenix contact charx sec-3100
- phoenix contact charx sec-3150
- phoenixcontact charx sec-3000 firmware
- phoenixcontact charx sec-3050 firmware
- phoenixcontact charx sec-3100 firmware
- phoenixcontact charx sec-3150 firmware
- phoenixcontact charx sec 3000
- phoenixcontact charx sec 3050
- phoenixcontact charx sec 3100
- phoenixcontact charx sec 3150
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-2024-28134 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000, published May 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.