Moxa AWK-3131A Web Application Cleartext Transmission of Password Vulnerability (CVE-2016-8716)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501561

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An exploitable Cleartext Transmission of Password vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The Change Password functionality of the Web Application transmits the password in cleartext. An attacker capable of intercepting this traffic is able to obtain valid credentials.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0230

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501561

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 8/2/2023

Updated: 8/3/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8716

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:moxa:awk-3131a_firmware:1.1

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Moxa

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8716

CWE: 640