Vulnerability in Pax Technology Pos Terminals
CVE-2023-42137
PAX Android based POS devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow for command execution with high privileges by using malicious symlinks. The attacker must have shell access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ppn.paxengine.com/release/development (Permissions Required, vendor-advisory)
- blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory)
- cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42137?
- CVE-2023-42137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pax Technology Pos Terminals, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42137?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-42137 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.