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CVE-2023-39979criticalCWE-334

MXsecurity Authentication Bypass

28Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 9.8epss 0.7%
exploitation probability
0.7%top 49% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
In short

MXsecurity versions before 1.0.1 have a flaw that allows attackers to bypass login checks because the authentication system doesn't generate unpredictable enough random values. This means someone from the internet could potentially gain unauthorized access to the system.

Technical detail

The vulnerability stems from insufficient randomness (CWE-334) in the web service authenticator, enabling remote attackers to predict or forge authentication tokens without valid credentials. Pre-condition: target runs vulnerable MXsecurity <1.0.1; impact includes complete authentication bypass and unauthorized system access.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
There is a vulnerability in MXsecurity versions prior to 1.0.1 that can be exploited to bypass authentication. A remote attacker might access the system if the web service authenticator has insufficient random values.  
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Moxa · MXsecurity Series