CVE-2019-5162 CRITICAL

CVE-2019-5162

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

CVSS base score

9.9/10
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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An exploitable improper access control vulnerability exists in the iw_webs account settings functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13. A specially crafted user name entry can cause the overwrite of an existing user account password, resulting in remote shell access to the device as that 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