Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Moxa products - CVE-2019-6526
Published: February 26, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17867
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6526
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Moxa
Affected software:
Moxa EDS-510A
Moxa EDS-408A
Moxa EDS-405A
Moxa EDS-510A
Moxa EDS-408A
Moxa EDS-405A
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-6526
Request updates from vendor's technical support.