CVE-2023-42136 Command injection in POS terminals
Attackers with shell access can execute arbitrary commands with system privileges on PAX Android POS devices via shell injection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-42136?
CVE-2023-42136 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in PAX Technology POS terminals, published on 15 Jan 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 with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow the execution of arbitrary commands with system account privilege by shell injection starting with a specific word.
The attacker must have shell access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42136?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paxtechnology Paydroid.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-42136 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-42136 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in PAX Technology POS terminals
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmr4-h7cx-9887.