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2 vulnerabilities found for A920 Pro by PAX Technology
CVE-2023-42135 (GCVE-0-2023-42135)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-01-15 13:28 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAX Technology | A920 Pro |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 11.1.50_20230614
(custom)
|
|
| PAX Technology | A50 |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 11.1.50_20230614
(custom)
|
Date Public
2024-01-15 11:00
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CVE-2023-42135 (GCVE-0-2023-42135)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-15 13:28 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
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|---|---|
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| https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ | third-party-advisory |
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|---|---|---|---|
| PAX Technology | A920 Pro |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 11.1.50_20230614
(custom)
|
|
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Affected:
0 , ≤ 11.1.50_20230614
(custom)
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