What is CVE-2023-42134?

CVE-2023-42134 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pax Technology Pos Terminals, classified under Hidden Functionality. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-42134?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-42134 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Pax Technology Pos Terminals

CVE-2023-42134

PAX Android based POS devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.45_20230314 or earlier can allow the signed partition overwrite and subsequently local code execution via hidden command. The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pax Technology Pos Terminals — versions 0
Paxtechnology A50
Paxtechnology A920_pro
Paxtechnology Paydroid

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-912 — Hidden Functionality

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cvd@cert.pl (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory)
cvd@cert.pl (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory)
cvd@cert.pl (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cvd@cert.pl (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42134?: CVE-2023-42134 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pax Technology Pos Terminals, classified under Hidden Functionality. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-42134?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-42134 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.