Undocumented Root Account with Hard-coded Credentials in Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point Firmware 1.1

Undocumented Root Account with Hard-coded Credentials in Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point Firmware 1.1

CVE-2016-8717 · CRITICAL Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The device operating system contains an undocumented, privileged (root) account with hard-coded credentials, giving attackers full control of affected devices.

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