Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2024 · Assigned by CERT-PL
CVE-2023-42137
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in POS terminals from PAX Technology. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
PAX Android based POS devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow for command execution with high privileges by using malicious symlinks. The attacker must have shell access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PAX Technology | POS terminals | 0 – through 11.1.50_20230614 |
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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