Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2024 · Assigned by CERT-PL
CVE-2023-42135
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity injection in A50 from PAX Technology. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
PAX A920Pro/A50 devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow local code execution via parameter injection by bypassing the input validation when flashing a specific partition. The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PAX Technology | A920 Pro | 0 – through 11.1.50_20230614 |
| PAX Technology | A50 | 0 – through 11.1.50_20230614 |
Weakness: CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://ppn.paxengine.com/release/development vendor-advisory
- https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/ technical-description
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ third-party-advisory
- https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ third-party-advisory