CVE-2019-5136 HIGH

CVE-2019-5136

Vendor N/A
Product Moxa
Weakness CWE-284
Published February 25, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13. A specially crafted menu selection string can cause an escape from the restricted console, resulting in system access as the root user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 25, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated