CVE-2017-12123 Information disclosure in Moxa
An attacker can sniff network traffic to steal admin credentials from the Moxa EDR-810, allowing unauthorized administrative access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12123?
CVE-2017-12123 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Talos Moxa, published on 14 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An exploitable clear text transmission of password vulnerability exists in the web server and telnet functionality of Moxa EDR-810 V4.1 build 17030317. An attacker can look at network traffic to get the admin password for the device. The attacker can then use the credentials to login as admin.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12123?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moxa Edr-810 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12123?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-12123 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12123 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Talos Moxa
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q73q-mh85-fcv8.