Improper Authentication in Moxa products - CVE-2019-6563
Published: February 26, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17870
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6563
CWE-ID: CWE-287
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-6563
Request updates from vendor's technical support.