CVE-2016-8716

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 12, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAwk 3131A FirmwareAwk-3131A

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

An exploitable Cleartext Transmission of Password vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The Change Password functionality of the Web Application transmits the password in cleartext. An attacker capable of intercepting this traffic is able to obtain valid credentials.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

moxa-awk-3131a (same device)
All versions

Remediation

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References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0230

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-640

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