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Moxa IKS, EDS Plaintext Storage of a Password (CVE-2019-6518)
high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501509
Synopsis
The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.Description
Moxa IKS and EDS store plaintext passwords, which may allow sensitive information to be read by someone with access to the device.This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.
Solution
The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.Moxa recommends users implement the following measures to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
- Install firmware patch. Patches may be requested from Moxa Customer Service (login required):
- Set EDS series Web configuration as "https only” to reduce predictable session ID concern.
Please see Moxa’s security advisory for more information.
See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 501509
Version: 1.8
Type: remote
Family: Tenable.ot
Published: 8/2/2023
Updated: 11/25/2024
Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6518
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:moxa:eds-408a_firmware, cpe:/o:moxa:iks-g6824a_firmware, cpe:/o:moxa:eds-405a_firmware, cpe:/o:moxa:eds-510a_firmware
Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Moxa
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-6518