CVE-2017-9233

mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.087 · 95 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
8.74% (95th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Is it mine?
22 products
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Who says so?
8 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedphoenix_contact_psirt

    Update to Firmware Release 2019.0 LTS or later. Update to PLCnext Engineer Release 2019.0 LTS or later. Update A, 30.08.2019 With Firmware Release 2019.6 an option was added to the web-based management that allows the user to permanently disable storage of configuration data to the SD-Card. The device can now be operated without SD-Card and ignores any inserted SD-Card. We recommend using this new configuration option for application scenarios where physical access to the device cannot be restricted effectively.

  • FixedAXC F 2152cisa_csaf_ot

    Follow the advice concerning SD card usage in the manual “Art.-Nr. 107708: UM EN AXC F 2152 Installing, starting up, and operating the AXC F 2152 controller um_en_axc_f_2152_107708_en_02.pdf” that can be found on the product page below:

    https://www.phoenixcontact.com/online/portal/us/?uri=pxc-oc-itemdetail:pid=2404267&library=usen&pcck=P-21-14-01&tab=1&selectedCategory=ALL
  • MitigationAXC F 2152cisa_csaf_ot

    Disable Basic128Rsa15 security policy in OPC Servers configuration. Use only Basic256 or higher.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Phoenix Contact PSIRT DE
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-611USprimaryCWE-835USprimaryCWE-611USCWE-611USCWE-835US
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affected products (22)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 22
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advisories (5)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • VDE-2019-009PHOENIX CONTACT: Multiple Vulnerabilities in AXC F 21522019-06-04csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in PHOENIX CONTACT AXC F 2152 with firmware versions 1.x

  • WID-SEC-W-2022-2037expat: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2017-06-26csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in expat ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0370Apple Mac OS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2017-09-25csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstelle in Apple Mac OS ausnutzen, um Code mit Kernel Privilegien auszuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder vertrauliche Daten einzusehen.

  • ICSA-19-155-01PHOENIX CONTACT PLCNext AXC F 21522019-06-04icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to decrypt passwords, bypass authentication, and deny service to the device. In addition, these vulnerabilities could interact with third-party vulnerabilities to cause other impacts to integrity, confidentiality, and availability.

  • PSF-2017-7Expat 2.2.12017-07-25vendor · osvUS

    XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisa_csaf_otnvdphoenix_contact_psirtosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2017-07-25modified 2026-10-09
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references (45)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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