What is CVE-2023-42136?

CVE-2023-42136 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pax Technology Pos Terminals, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-42136?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-42136 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Pax Technology Pos Terminals

CVE-2023-42136

PAX Android based POS devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow the execution of arbitrary commands with system account privilege by shell injection starting with a specific word. The attacker must have shell access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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-2023-42136?: CVE-2023-42136 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pax Technology Pos Terminals, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-42136?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-42136 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.