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CVE-2023-42137

Published: Jan 15, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

PAX Android based POS devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow for command execution with high privileges by using malicious symlinks. The attacker must have shell access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

PayDroidPAX Technology Ltd.
POS terminalsPAX Technology
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
paydroidpaxtechnology
Mixed
Mobile Apps / android-app
pax technology ltd.aka paydroid
pax technologycommercialHardware Firmware
paxtechnologycommercialMobile Appsaka paxtechnology

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/
blog.stmcyber.com
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/
cert.pl
https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/
cert.pl
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Timeline

Published
Jan 15, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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