Vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a
CVE-2016-8717
An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The device operating system contains an undocumented, privileged (root) account with hard-coded credentials, giving attackers full control of affected devices.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Moxa Awk-3131a
- Moxa Awk-3131a Firmware — versions 1.1
- Talos Moxa — versions Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client 1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0231 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8717?
- CVE-2016-8717 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8717?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8717 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.