CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2017-16743
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.11%
Original NVD Description
An Improper Authorization issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xxx Series products running firmware Version 1.0 to 1.32. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to craft special HTTP requests allowing an attacker to bypass web-service authentication allowing the attacker to obtain administrative privileges on the device.
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