CVE-2025-1679: moxa tn-4500a series Cross-site Scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-1679 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in moxa tn-4500a series. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-10-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 23-10-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cross-site Scripting has been identified in Moxa’s Ethernet switches, which allows an authenticated administrative attacker to inject malicious scripts to an affected device’s web service that could impact authenticated users interacting with the device’s web interface. This vulnerability is classified as stored cross-site scripting (XSS); attackers inject malicious scripts into the system, and the scripts persist across sessions. There is no impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device; no loss of availability within any subsequent systems but has some loss of confidentiality and integrity within the subsequent system.

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.