Advisory Details

May 24th, 2023

Moxa MXsecurity Series Restricted Shell Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2023-33235
CVSS SCORE	7.2, AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Moxa
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	MXsecurity Series
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Moxa MXsecurity Series appliances. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SSH CLI program. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the administrative user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Moxa has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mxsecurity-command-injection-and-hardcoded-credential-vulnerabilities
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2023-01-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2023-05-24 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Simon Janz (@esj4y)

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