CVE-2019-16673 — An issue was discovered on Weidmueller IE-SW-VL05M 3

An issue was discovered on Weidmueller IE-SW-VL05M 3.6.6 Build 16102415, IE-SW-VL08MT 3.5.2 Build 16102415, and IE-SW-PL10M 3.3.16 Build 16102416 devices. Passwords are stored in cleartext and can be read by anyone with access to the device.

01What is this vulnerability?

An issue was discovered on Weidmueller IE-SW-VL05M 3.6.6 Build 16102415, IE-SW-VL08MT 3.5.2 Build 16102415, and IE-SW-PL10M 3.3.16 Build 16102416 devices. Passwords are stored in cleartext and can be read by anyone with access to the device.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-12-06T17:08:23.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T01:17:41.032Z

09References

• cert.vde.com — https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories
• cert.vde.com — https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2019-018
• mdcop.weidmueller.com — https://mdcop.weidmueller.com/mediadelivery/asset/900_102694
• www.us-cert.gov — https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-339-02