CVE-2024-12297 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Moxa Ethernet switches, stemming from flaws in their authorization mechanism. Attackers can exploit weaknesses in both client-side and back-end server verification to conduct brute-force credential guessing or MD5 collision attacks, potentially compromising device security. With a CVSS score of 9.2 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxa | EDS-508A Series | >= 1.0, <= 3.11CNA affecteddefault unaffected | |
| Moxa | PT-508 Series | >= 1.0, <= 3.8CNA affecteddefault unaffected | |
| Moxa | PT-510 Series | >= 1.0, <= 3.8CNA affecteddefault unaffected | |
| Moxa | PT-7528 Series | >= 1.0, <= 5.0CNA affecteddefault unaffected | |
| Moxa | PT-7728 Series | >= 1.0, <= 3.9CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.