7.6
HIGH
CVE-2023-1257
Moxa UC Series BIOS Tampering Vulnerability
Description

An attacker with physical access to the affected Moxa UC Series devices can initiate a restart of the device and gain access to its BIOS. Command line options can then be altered, allowing the attacker to access the terminal. From the terminal, the attacker can modify the device’s authentication files to create a new user and gain full access to the system.

INFO

Published Date :

March 7, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-1257 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 uc-2101-lx_firmware
2 Moxa uc-2102-lx_firmware
3 Moxa uc-2102-t-lx_firmware
4 Moxa uc-2104-lx_firmware
5 Moxa uc-2111-lx_firmware
6 Moxa uc-2112-lx_firmware
7 Moxa uc-2114-t-lx_firmware
8 Moxa uc-2116-t-lx_firmware
9 Moxa uc-3101-t-ap-lx_firmware
10 Moxa uc-3101-t-eu-lx_firmware
11 Moxa uc-3101-t-us-lx_firmware
12 Moxa uc-3111-t-ap-lx_firmware
13 Moxa uc-3111-t-ap-lx-nw_firmware
14 Moxa uc-3111-t-eu-lx_firmware
15 Moxa uc-3111-t-eu-lx-nw_firmware
16 Moxa uc-3111-t-us-lx_firmware
17 Moxa uc-3111-t-us-lx-nw_firmware
18 Moxa uc-3121-t-ap-lx_firmware
19 Moxa uc-3121-t-eu-lx_firmware
20 Moxa uc-3121-t-us-lx_firmware
21 Moxa uc-5101-lx_firmware
22 Moxa uc-5101-t-lx_firmware
23 Moxa uc-5102-lx_firmware
24 Moxa uc-5102-t-lx_firmware
25 Moxa uc-5111-lx_firmware
26 Moxa uc-5111-t-lx_firmware
27 Moxa uc-5112-lx_firmware
28 Moxa uc-5112-t-lx_firmware
29 Moxa uc-8112-lx_firmware
30 Moxa uc-8131-lx_firmware
31 Moxa uc-8132-lx_firmware
32 Moxa uc-8162-lx_firmware
33 Moxa uc-8112-me-t-lx_firmware
34 Moxa uc-8112-me-t-lx1_firmware
35 Moxa uc-8112a-me-t-lx_firmware
36 Moxa uc-8210-t-lx-s_firmware
37 Moxa uc-8220-t-lx_firmware
38 Moxa uc-8220-t-lx-ap-s_firmware
39 Moxa uc-8220-t-lx-eu-s_firmware
40 Moxa uc-8220-t-lx-s_firmware
41 Moxa uc-8220-t-lx-us-s_firmware
42 Moxa uc-8410a-lx_firmware
43 Moxa uc-8410a-nw-lx_firmware
44 Moxa uc-8410a-nw-t-lx_firmware
45 Moxa uc-8410a-t-lx_firmware
46 Moxa uc-8540-lx_firmware
47 Moxa uc-8540-t-ct-lx_firmware
48 Moxa uc-8540-t-lx_firmware
49 Moxa uc-8580-lx_firmware
50 Moxa uc-8580-q-lx_firmware
51 Moxa uc-8580-t-ct-lx_firmware
52 Moxa uc-8580-t-ct-q-lx_firmware
53 Moxa uc-8580-t-lx_firmware
54 Moxa uc-8580-t-q-lx_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-333-04 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-1257 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE ICS-CERT CWE-1263
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-333-04 No Types Assigned https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-333-04 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-2101-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3 up to (including) 1.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-2101-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-2102-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3 up to (including) 1.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-2102-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-2102-t-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3 up to (including) 1.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-2102-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-2104-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3 up to (including) 1.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-2104-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-2111-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3 up to (including) 1.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-2111-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-2112-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3 up to (including) 1.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-2112-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-2114-t-lx_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-2114-t-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3 up to (including) 1.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-2114-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-2116-t-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3 up to (including) 1.5 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-2116-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3101-t-ap-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3101-t-ap-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3101-t-eu-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3101-t-eu-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3101-t-us-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3101-t-us-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3111-t-ap-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3111-t-ap-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3111-t-ap-lx-nw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3111-t-ap-lx-nw:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3111-t-eu-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3111-t-eu-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3111-t-eu-lx-nw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3111-t-eu-lx-nw:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3111-t-us-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3111-t-us-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3111-t-us-lx-nw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3111-t-us-lx-nw:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3121-t-ap-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3121-t-ap-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3121-t-eu-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3121-t-eu-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-3121-t-us-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2 up to (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-3121-t-us-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-5101-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-5101-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-5101-t-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-5101-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-5102-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-5102-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-5102-t-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-5102-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-5111-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-5111-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-5111-t-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-5111-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-5112-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-5112-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-5112-t-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-5112-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8112-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8112-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8131-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8131-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8132-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8132-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8162-lx_firmware:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8162-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8112-me-t-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8112-me-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8112-me-t-lx1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8112-me-t-lx1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8112a-me-t-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8112a-me-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8210-t-lx-s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 2.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8210-t-lx-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 2.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx-ap-s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 2.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx-ap-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx-eu-s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 2.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx-eu-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx-s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 2.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx-us-s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 2.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8220-t-lx-us-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8410a-lx_firmware:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8410a-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8410a-nw-lx_firmware:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8410a-nw-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8410a-nw-t-lx_firmware:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8410a-nw-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8410a-t-lx_firmware:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8410a-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8540-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8540-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8540-t-ct-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8540-t-ct-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8540-t-lx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8540-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8580-lx_firmware:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8580-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8580-q-lx_firmware:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8580-q-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8580-t-ct-lx_firmware:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8580-t-ct-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8580-t-ct-q-lx_firmware:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8580-t-ct-q-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8580-t-lx_firmware:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8580-t-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:moxa:uc-8580-t-q-lx_firmware:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:moxa:uc-8580-t-q-lx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2023-1257 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-2023-1257 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24432

percentile

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