Vulnerability · Published Sep 2, 2023 · Assigned by Moxa

CVE-2023-39979MXsecurity Authentication Bypass

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in MXsecurity Series from Moxa. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

There is a vulnerability in MXsecurity versions prior to 1.0.1 that can be exploited to bypass authentication. A remote attacker might access the system if the web service authenticator has insufficient random values.  

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Moxa MXsecurity Series 1.0 – through 1.0.1

Weakness: CWE-334 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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