9.9

CVE-2019-5162: moxa awk-3131a_firmware Improper Access Control

CVSS: 9.9v3.0CriticalModified
Published 25-02-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5162 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) Improper Access Control vulnerability in moxa awk-3131a_firmware. EPSS estimates a 2.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.9/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.59%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 25-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An exploitable improper access control vulnerability exists in the iw_webs account settings functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13. A specially crafted user name entry can cause the overwrite of an existing user account password, resulting in remote shell access to the device as that user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.59%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.59% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.59%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (talosintelligence.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Moxa1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links