CVE-2021-38460 Moxa MXview Network Management Software
Attackers can exploit path traversal to overwrite critical files, potentially leading to code execution in Moxa MXview Network Management Software.
- 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-2021-38460?
CVE-2021-38460 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Moxa MXview Network Management Software, published on 12 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability in the Moxa MXview Network Management software Versions 3.x to 3.2.2 may allow an attacker to create or overwrite critical files used to execute code, such as programs or libraries.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moxa Mxview.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-38460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moxa MXview Network Management Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j57w-g5v3-32qm.