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CVE-2023-33236

MXsecurity Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

MXsecurity version 1.0 is vulnearble to hardcoded credential vulnerability. This vulnerability has been reported that can be exploited to craft arbitrary JWT tokens and subsequently bypass authentication for web-based APIs.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Moxa MXsecurity Series appliances. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the web-based interface. The issue results from a hardcoded JWT secret within the application configuration. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system.

*Credits: Simon Janz (@esj4y)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-05-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-23 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-70: Try Common or Default Usernames and Passwords
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Moxa
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 Mxsecurity
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 1.0
Search vendor "Moxa" for product "Mxsecurity" and version "1.0"
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Affected