What is CVE-2016-8712?

CVE-2016-8712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-8712?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a

CVE-2016-8712

An exploitable nonce reuse vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless AP running firmware 1.1. The device uses one nonce for all session authentication requests and only changes the nonce if the web application has been idle for 300 seconds.

EPSS: 0.014 (68.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Moxa Awk-3131a
Moxa Awk-3131a_firmware — versions 1.1
Moxa Awk-3131a Series Industrial Ieee 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless Ap/bridge/client — versions 1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8712?: CVE-2016-8712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-8712?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.