CVE-2022-29898 — On various RAD-ISM-900-EN-* devices by PHOENIX CONTACT an admin user could use t

On various RAD-ISM-900-EN-* devices by PHOENIX CONTACT an admin user could use the configuration file uploader in the WebUI to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the OS due to an improper validation of an integrity check value in all versions of the firmware.

01What is this vulnerability?

On various RAD-ISM-900-EN-* devices by PHOENIX CONTACT an admin user could use the configuration file uploader in the WebUI to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the OS due to an improper validation of an integrity check value in all versions of the firmware.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
PHOENIX CONTACT	RAD	ISM-900-EN-BD/B — All Versions
PHOENIX CONTACT	RAD	ISM-900-EN-BD — All Versions
PHOENIX CONTACT	RAD	ISM-900-EN-BD-BUS — All Versions

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: 2022-05-11T14:25:24.072Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T19:15:11.050Z

09References

• cert.vde.com — https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-018/