VDB-96911 · CVE-2016-9356 · BID 94891

Moxa DACenter up to 1.4 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moxa DACenter up to 1.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-9356. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moxa DACenter up to 1.4 (Automation Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Moxa DACenter Versions 1.4 and older. The application may suffer from an unquoted search path issue.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was released 02/13/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9356 since 11/16/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 62 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94891†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-96909. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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OpenVAS ID: 880988
OpenVAS Name: ereg_replace( string:path_name, pattern:\s+(/|\-|\-\-).*, replace:
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/16/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +27 days 🔍
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02/13/2017 +62 days 🔍
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02/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/14/2020 +1277 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: moxa.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9356 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9356
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96911
SecurityFocus: 94891 - Moxa DACenter Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9356 - Moxa - DACenter - Unquoted Search Path Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2017 09:15
Updated: 08/14/2020 14:28
Changes: 02/14/2017 09:15 (63), 08/14/2020 14:28 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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