Vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3121
CVE-2018-10698
An issue was discovered on Moxa AWK-3121 1.14 devices. The device enables an unencrypted TELNET service by default. This allows an attacker who has been able to gain an MITM position to easily sniff the traffic between the device and the user. Also an attacker can easily connect to the TELNET daemon using the default credentials if they have not been changed by the user.
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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: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Moxa Awk-3121
- Moxa Awk-3121 Firmware — versions 1.14
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/samuelhuntley/Moxa_AWK_1121/blob/master/Moxa_AWK_1121 (Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/8 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153223/Moxa-AWK-3121-1.14-Information-Disclosure-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10698?
- CVE-2018-10698 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3121, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10698?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-10698 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.