#VU25526 Use of hard-coded credentials in AWK-3131A Series - CVE-2019-5139
Published: February 24, 2020 / Updated: February 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25526
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2019-5139
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AWK-3131A Series
AWK-3131A Series
Software vendor:
Moxa
Moxa
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in multiple iw_* utilities. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials and create the custom diagnostic scripts.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.