What is CVE-2019-5162?

CVE-2019-5162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-5162?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a

CVE-2019-5162

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.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Moxa Awk-3131a
Moxa Awk-3131a_firmware — versions 1.13
N/a Moxa — versions Moxa AWK-3131A Firmware version 1.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5162?: CVE-2019-5162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moxa Awk-3131a, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-5162?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.