Moxa EDS-G512E improper password storage in backup files (CVE-2017-13701)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501538

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices.
The backup file contains sensitive information in a insecure way.
There is no salt for password hashing. Indeed passwords are stored without being ciphered with a timestamped ciphering method.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 501538

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 8/2/2023

Updated: 8/3/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2017-13701

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:moxa:eds-g512e_firmware:5.1

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Moxa

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/23/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13701

CWE: 200

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