Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2024 · Assigned by CERTVDE

CVE-2024-28751ifm: Hardcoded telnet credentials in Smart PLC

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity hard-coded credentials in Smart PLC AC14xx Firmware from ifm. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An high privileged remote attacker can enable telnet access that accepts hardcoded credentials.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
ifm Smart PLC AC14xx Firmware 0 – through V4.3.17
ifm Smart PLC AC4xxS Firmware 0 – through V4.3.17

Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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