7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-6518
Moxa IKS and EDS Plain Text Password Storage Vulnerability (Weak Password Storage)
Description

Moxa IKS and EDS store plaintext passwords, which may allow sensitive information to be read by someone with access to the device.

INFO

Published Date :

March 5, 2019, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-6518 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 iks-g6824a_firmware
2 Moxa eds-405a_firmware
3 Moxa eds-408a_firmware
4 Moxa eds-510a_firmware
5 Moxa eds-405a
6 Moxa eds-408a
7 Moxa iks-g6824a
8 Moxa eds-510a
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-2019-6518.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107178 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-057-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107178 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-057-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-6518 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107178
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-057-01
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-200
    Added CWE NIST CWE-311
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-256
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107178 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107178 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-057-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-057-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:iks-g6824a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:iks-g6824a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:eds-405a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.8 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:eds-405a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:eds-408a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.8 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:eds-408a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:eds-510a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.8 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:eds-510a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107178 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Moxa IKS and EDS store plaintext passwords, which may allow sensitive information to be read by someone with access to the device. Ivan B, Sergey Fedonin, and Vyacheslav Moskvin of Positive Technologies Security reported these vulnerabilities to ICS-CERT. Moxa IKS and EDS store plaintext passwords, which may allow sensitive information to be read by someone with access to the device.
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-2019-6518 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.14 }} 0.04%

score

0.50397

percentile

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