CVE-2019-5165 Auth bypass in Moxa
An attacker can bypass web authentication on Moxa AWK-3131A devices by exploiting hostname processing flaws to interpret remote traffic as local.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5165?
CVE-2019-5165 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Moxa, published on 25 Feb 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the hostname processing of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13. A specially configured device hostname can cause the device to interpret select remote traffic as local traffic, resulting in a bypass of web authentication. An attacker can send authenticated SNMP requests to trigger this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moxa Awk-3131a Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2019-5165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moxa
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rv56-hq65-5hgg.