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Critical · 10.0 Public exploit CVE-2017-14459 EUVD-2017-5962GHSA-gf27-chxc-6v9w

An exploitable OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in the Telnet, SSH, and console login functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Industrial I…

Published Apr 11, 2018 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by talos

Description

An exploitable OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in the Telnet, SSH, and console login functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client in firmware versions 1.4 to 1.7 (current). An attacker can inject commands via the username parameter of several services (SSH, Telnet, console), resulting in remote, unauthenticated, root-level operating system command execution.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Talos Moxa Moxa AWK-3131A Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client versions 1.4 - 1.9. In addition, versions prior to 1.4 appear similarly vulnerable to injection, but not as easily exploitable (described below). Other models in the AWK product line may likewise be vulnerable but have not been … —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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