THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-5142
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2019-5142

Awk 3131a Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
6.9%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the hostname functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13. A specially crafted entry to network configuration information can cause execution of arbitrary system commands, resulting in full control of the device. An attacker can send various authenticated requests to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Moxa
Affected product
Awk 3131a Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2020-02-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-5142

  • Confirm whether Moxa Awk 3131a Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-5142.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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