CVE-2023-39979 (GCVE-0-2023-39979)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-02 12:05 – Updated: 2024-09-30 20:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
MXsecurity Authentication Bypass
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-30 20:18 UTC
CWE
- CWE-334 - Small Space of Random Values
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/s… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moxa | MXsecurity Series |
Affected:
1.0 , ≤ 1.0.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
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