CVE-2016-8712 Weak cryptography in AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client
An attacker can bypass session authentication on Moxa industrial wireless access points due to predictable nonce reuse in the web interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8712?
CVE-2016-8712 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client, published on 13 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable nonce reuse vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless AP running firmware 1.1. The device uses one nonce for all session authentication requests and only changes the nonce if the web application has been idle for 300 seconds.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8712?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moxa Awk-3131a Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8712?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8712 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8712 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6grp-3634-pjfg.