SB2019022609 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Moxa IKS and EDS industrial switches



SB2019022609 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Moxa IKS and EDS industrial switches

Published: February 26, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019022609
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 12
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 83% Low 17%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 12 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6557)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected system, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6561)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


3) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6565)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


4) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6520)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in web interface. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.


5) Improper control of interaction frequency (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6524)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform brute-force attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the application does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts, which makes the switches susceptible to brute force attacks.


6) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6526)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to Moxa EDS industrial switches use proprietary protocols that cannot be disabled. A remote attacker with ability to perform MitM attack can recover an administrator's password from the unlock function.


7) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6522)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the device, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


8) Unprotected storage of credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6518)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to credentials on device are stored in an insecure manner. A remote authenticated user via web interface can gain access to other users' credentials.


9) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6563)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to authentication cookie is based on MD5 hash of the password. A remote attacker with ability to perform MitM attack can obtain the cookie and recover administrator's password.


10) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6559)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing network packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted network packet and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


11) Stack overflow (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a buffer overflow when processing “User” cookie, sent to the web interface. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and reboot the affected device. 

12) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing OSPF Hello packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted OSPF packet to the affected device and trigger device reload. 

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.