Unprotected storage of credentials in Moxa products - CVE-2019-6518

 

Unprotected storage of credentials in Moxa products - CVE-2019-6518

Published: February 26, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17869
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6518
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Moxa
Affected software:
Moxa EDS-510A
Moxa EDS-408A
Moxa EDS-405A

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-6518

Request updates from vendor's technical support.

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