CVE-2016-8717

CWE-798 — Hard-coded Credentials5 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICAL
EPSS
0.4%
top 42.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Talos MoxaMoxa Awk-3131a Firmware
Timeline
PublishedApr 2
Latest updateMay 13

Description

An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The device operating system contains an undocumented, privileged (root) account with hard-coded credentials, giving attackers full control of affected devices.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5talos/moxaMoxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client 1.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-244f-3h24-62fj: An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2016-8717: An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1↗2018-04-02
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Hard-coded Credential Flaw in Moxa ICS Wireless Access Points Identified and Fixed↗2017-04-21
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CVE-2016-8717 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.8) | An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Cr | cvebase.io