SB2016102005 - Privilege escalation in Moxa EDR-810



SB2016102005 - Privilege escalation in Moxa EDR-810

Published: October 20, 2016 Updated: October 21, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016102005
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8346)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness is due to improper security limitations. By obtaining a specific URL on the web server, attackers can access  system configuration and log files that may lead to further attacks.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.