Vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a
CVE-2016-8716
An exploitable Cleartext Transmission of Password vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The Change Password functionality of the Web Application transmits the password in cleartext. An attacker capable of intercepting this traffic is able to obtain valid credentials.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
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)
References
- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0230 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8716?
- CVE-2016-8716 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8716?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.