VDB-96914 · CVE-2016-9361 · BID 85965

Moxa NPort Password improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moxa NPort. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication (Password). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9361. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Moxa NPort (Automation Software) (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Moxa NPort 5110 versions prior to 2.6, NPort 5130/5150 Series versions prior to 3.6, NPort 5200 Series versions prior to 2.8, NPort 5400 Series versions prior to 3.11, NPort 5600 Series versions prior to 3.7, NPort 5100A Series & NPort P5150A versions prior to 1.3, NPort 5200A Series versions prior to 1.3, NPort 5150AI-M12 Series versions prior to 1.2, NPort 5250AI-M12 Series versions prior to 1.2, NPort 5450AI-M12 Series versions prior to 1.2, NPort 5600-8-DT Series versions prior to 2.4, NPort 5600-8-DTL Series versions prior to 2.4, NPort 6x50 Series versions prior to 1.13.11, NPort IA5450A versions prior to v1.4. Administration passwords can be retried without authenticating.

The bug was discovered 12/01/2016. The weakness was shared 02/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9361 since 11/16/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 74 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 85965†). The entries VDB-96905, VDB-96916, VDB-96918 and VDB-96919 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Improper authentication / Password
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional

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OpenVAS ID: 800798
OpenVAS Name: Moxa NPort Devices Multiple Vulnerabilities
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MetaSploit ID: moxa_credentials_recovery.rb
MetaSploit Name: Moxa Device Credential Retrieval
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/08/2016 🔍
11/16/2016 +222 days 🔍
12/01/2016 +15 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +74 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
06/03/2026 +3395 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: moxa.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96914
SecurityFocus: 85965 - Multiple Moxa NPort Products ICSA-16-336-02 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2017 09:15
Updated: 06/03/2026 00:00
Changes: 02/14/2017 09:15 (67), 12/29/2019 11:08 (4), 06/03/2026 00:00 (31)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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