9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-5804
Moxa MGate Brute Force Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Moxa MGate MB3180 before 1.8, MGate MB3280 before 2.7, MGate MB3480 before 2.6, MGate MB3170 before 2.5, and MGate MB3270 before 2.7 use weak encryption, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a brute-force series of guesses for a parameter value.

INFO

Published Date :

July 15, 2016, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 16, 2021, 3:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5804 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Moxa mgate_mb3180_firmware
2 Moxa mgate_mb3280_firmware
3 Moxa mgate_mb3480_firmware
4 Moxa mgate_mb3170_firmware
5 Moxa mgate_mb3270_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5804.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91777 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-02 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5804 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91777 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91777 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CWE NIST CWE-326
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3280:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3280_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3170:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3170_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.4 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:mgate_mb3280_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3280:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3480:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3480_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:mgate_mb3480_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3480:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3270:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3270_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:mgate_mb3170_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3170:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3180_router_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:mgate_mb3270_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3270:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:mgate_mb3180_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3180:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3180_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3170_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3170:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3270_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3270:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3480_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3480:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3280_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3280:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91777 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3170_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3170_router_firmware:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 AND OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3480_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3480_router_firmware:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 AND OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3270_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3270_router_firmware:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3180_router_firmware:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3180_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 AND OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mgate_mb3280_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mgate_mb3280_router_firmware:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-02 US Govt Resource https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-02 Advisory, US Govt Resource
    Added CWE CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5804 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5804 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} 0.00%

score

0.61064

percentile

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