CVE-2019-5162 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2019-5162

An exploitable improper access control vulnerability exists in the iw_webs...

Vulnerability Description

An exploitable improper access control vulnerability exists in the iw_webs account settings functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13. A specially crafted user name entry can cause the overwrite of an existing user account password, resulting in remote shell access to the device as that user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Moxa
Vulnerable Versions:
Moxa AWK-3131A Firmware version 1.13

Timeline

Official Publish: February 25th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)