CVE-2017-7937
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions...
CVE-2017-7937 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Phoenix Contact Gmbh Mguard Firmware, published May 19, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.0 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.71%EPSS, 54th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may be able to gain unauthorized access to the user firewall when RADIUS servers are unreachable.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may be able to gain unauthorized access to the user firewall when RADIUS servers are unreachable.
- Record
CVE-2017-7937- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may be able to gain unauthorized access to the user firewall when RADIUS servers are unreachable.
- Record
CVE-2017-7937- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16908No score
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may be able to gain unauthorized access to the user firewall when RADIUS servers are unreachable.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16908- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-93xj-xqmv-6cxx
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions...
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Phoenix Contact GmbH mGuard firmware versions 8.3.0 to 8.4.2. An attacker may be able to gain unauthorized access to the user firewall when RADIUS servers are unreachable.
- Record
GHSA-93xj-xqmv-6cxx- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.