Moxa AWK OS Command Injection (CVE-2017-14459)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501544

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An exploitable OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in the Telnet, SSH, and console login functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client in firmware versions 1.4 to 1.7 (current). An attacker can inject commands via the username parameter of several services (SSH, Telnet, console), resulting in remote, unauthenticated, root-level operating system command execution.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 501544

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 8/2/2023

Updated: 10/17/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-14459

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:moxa:awk-3131a_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Moxa

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14459

CWE: 78

Detections

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