Weak password requirements in Moxa EDS-G516E and Moxa EDS-510E - CVE-2020-6991

 

Weak password requirements in Moxa EDS-G516E and Moxa EDS-510E - CVE-2020-6991

Published: February 26, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25621
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6991
CWE-ID: CWE-521
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform brute-force attack and guess the password.

The vulnerability exists due to weak password requirements. An attacker can perform a brute-force attack and guess users' passwords.


Affected software

Moxa EDS-G516E
Moxa EDS-510E

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6991

Install updates from vendor's website.

Moxa EDS-G516E - update to 6.1

External References

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