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high 7.2

CVE-2019-5142 json

An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the hostname functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-14747

cvss
7.2
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.6%
EPSS 6.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-20-063-04 updated cvss 7.2

Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial AP/Bridge/Client

  • Moxa AWK-3131A <= 1.13
    affected: mitigation “Moxa has created a security patch to mitigate these vulnerabilities. Please contact Moxa technical support to obtain it. For additional information see the Moxa advisory.” moxa.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

6.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0931 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Moxa

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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