CVE-2023-42133 Privilege escalation in POS terminals
Attackers with shell access can escalate privileges on PAX Android POS devices due to improperly configured scripts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-42133?
CVE-2023-42133 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PAX POS terminals, published on 11 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PAX Android based POS devices allow for escalation of privilege via improperly configured scripts.
An attacker must have shell access with system account privileges in order to exploit this vulnerability. A patch addressing this issue was included in firmware version PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.61_20240226.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42133?
How do I fix CVE-2023-42133?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42133 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-42133 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42133 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xr7h-8r7p-xpv9.