Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2024 · Assigned by CERT-PL
CVE-2023-42136
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity command injection 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 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.4% 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 the execution of arbitrary commands with system account privilege by shell injection starting with a specific word. 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-77 · 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