CVE-2015-4051
Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config,...
Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or shutdown), create arbitrary users, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted request, as demonstrated by a beckhoff.com:service:cxconfig:1#Write SOAP action to /upnpisapi.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or shutdown), create arbitrary users, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted request, as demonstrated by a beckhoff.com:service:cxconfig:1#Write SOAP action to /upnpisapi.
- Record
CVE-2015-4051- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or shutdown), create arbitrary users, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted request, as demonstrated by a beckhoff.com:service:cxconfig:1#Write SOAP action to /upnpisapi.
- Record
CVE-2015-4051- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4078 No score
Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or shutdown), create arbitrary users, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted request, as demonstrated by a beckhoff.com:service:cxconfig:1#Write SOAP action to /upnpisapi.
- Record
EUVD-2015-4078- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f64w-hg82-2rqv No score
Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config,...
Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics before 1.8 does not properly restrict access to functions in /config, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or shutdown), create arbitrary users, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted request, as demonstrated by a beckhoff.com:service:cxconfig:1#Write SOAP action to /upnpisapi.
- Record
GHSA-f64w-hg82-2rqv- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-4051 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Beckhoff Ipc Diagnostics, published June 8, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.74%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132168/Beckhoff-IPC-Diagnositcs-Authentication-Bypass.html
ftp.beckhoff.com/download/document/IndustPC/Advisory-2015-001.pdf
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/10
securityfocus.com/bid/75042
thesecurityfactory.be/permalink/beckhoff-authentication-bypass.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4051
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f64w-hg82-2rqv