CVE-2018-13992

mediumpriority · track · 39OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.11% (66th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Is it mine?
129 products
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

The WebUI of PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, 48xx versions 1.0 to 1.34 allows for plaintext transmission (HTTP) of user credentials by default.

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remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedphoenix_contact_psirt

    ## Remediation for CWE-319 (CVE-2018-13992) Customers using Phoenix Contact managed FL SWITCH devices are recommended to enable HTTP security. ## Remediation for Multiple CWEs: (CWE-352 (CVE-2018-13993), CWE-307 (CVE-2018-13990), CWE-400 (CVE-2018-13994), CWE-922 (CVE-2018-13991), CWE-119 (CVE-2017-3735)) Customers using Phoenix Contact managed FL SWITCH devices with affected firmware versions are recommended to update the firmware to version **1.35 or higher**, which fixes these vulnerabilities. The updated firmware may be downloaded from the managed switch product page on the Phoenix Contact website: | Article No. | Model | Updated Firmware | |-------------|--------------------------------|------------------| | 2891033 | FL SWITCH 3004T-FX | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3004t-fx-2891033?type=firmware_update) | | 2891034 | FL SWITCH 3004T-FX ST | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3004t-fx-st-2891034?type=firmware_update) | | 2891030 | FL SWITCH 3005 | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3005-2891030?type=firmware_update) | | 2891032 | FL SWITCH 3005T | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3005t-2891032?type=firmware_update) | | 2891036 | FL SWITCH 3006T-2FX | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3006t-2fx-2891036?type=firmware_update) | | 2891060 | FL SWITCH 3006T-2FX SM | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3006t-2fx-sm-2891060?type=firmware_update) | | 2891037 | FL SWITCH 3006T-2FX ST | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3006t-2fx-st-2891037?type=firmware_update) | | 2891031 | FL SWITCH 3008 | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3008-2891031?type=firmware_update) | | 2891035 | FL SWITCH 3008T | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3008t-2891035?type=firmware_update) | | 2891120 | FL SWITCH 3012E-2FX | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3012e-2fx-2891120?type=firmware_update) | | 2891119 | FL SWITCH 3012E-2FX SM | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3012e-2fx-sm-2891119?type=firmware_update) | | 2891067 | FL SWITCH 3012E-2SFX | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3012e-2sfx-2891067?type=firmware_update) | | 2891058 | FL SWITCH 3016 | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3016-2891058?type=firmware_update) | | 2891066 | FL SWITCH 3016E | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3016e-2891066?type=firmware_update) | | 2891059 | FL SWITCH 3016T | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-3016t-2891059?type=firmware_update) | | 1026924 | FL SWITCH 4000T-4POE-1SFP | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4000t-4poe-1sfp-1026924?type=firmware_update) | | 1026923 | FL SWITCH 4000T-8POE-2SFP | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4000t-8poe-2sfp-1026923?type=firmware_update) | | 1026922 | FL SWITCH 4004T-8POE-4SFP | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4004t-8poe-4sfp-1026922?type=firmware_update) | | 2891160 | FL SWITCH 4008T-2GT-3FX SM | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4008t-2gt-3fx-sm-2891160?type=firmware_update) | | 2891061 | FL SWITCH 4008T-2GT-4FX SM | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4008t-2gt-4fx-sm-2891061?type=firmware_update) | | 2891062 | FL SWITCH 4008T-2SFP | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4008t-2sfp-2891062?type=firmware_update) | | 2891063 | FL SWITCH 4012T-2GT-2FX | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4012t-2gt-2fx-2891063?type=firmware_update) | | 2891161 | FL SWITCH 4012T-2GT-2FX ST | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4012t-2gt-2fx-st-2891161?type=firmware_update) | | 2891104 | FL SWITCH 4800E-24FX SM-4GC | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4800e-24fx-sm-4gc-2891104?type=firmware_update) | | 2891102 | FL SWITCH 4800E-24FX-4GC | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4800e-24fx-4gc-2891102?type=firmware_update) | | 2891073 | FL SWITCH 4808E-16FX LC-4GC | [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4808e-16fx-lc-4gc-2891073?type=firmware_update) | | 2891074 | FL SWITCH 4808E-16FX SM LC-4GC| [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4808e-16fx-sm-lc-4gc-2891074?type=firmware_update) | | 2891086 | FL SWITCH 4808E-16FX SM ST-4GC| [Download](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/de-de/produkte/switch-fl-switch-4808e-16fx-sm-st-4gc-2891086?type=firmware_update) |

  • MitigationFL SWITCH 3xxx 4xxx and 48xxcisa_csaf_ot

    Phoenix Contact also recommends that users using the Phoenix Contact managed FL SWITCH devices enable HTTP security.

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cvss

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

9.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5–9.8

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9
v3.09.8criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.08.2highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · CISA US
v3.08.2highCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.08.2highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · cve@mitre.org USexploitability 3.9 · impact 4.2
v3.09.8criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Phoenix Contact PSIRT DE
v3.09criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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affected products (129)

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • VDE-2019-001PHOENIX CONTACT: Multiple Vulnerabilities in FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx and 48xx2019-01-23csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE

    Multiple vulnerabilities for FL SWITCH have been identified in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH 3xxx, 4xxx, 48xx version 1.0 to 1.34.

  • ICSA-19-024-02PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH2019-01-24icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow attackers to have user privileges, gain access to the switch, read user credentials, deny access to the switch, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks.

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sources

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references (9)

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