CVE-2016-8720
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CVE-2016-8720 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An exploitable HTTP Header Injection vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. A specially crafted HTTP request can inject a payload in the bkpath parameter which will be copied in to Location header of the HTTP response.. EPSS estimates a 1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An exploitable HTTP Header Injection vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. A specially crafted HTTP request can inject a payload in the bkpath parameter which will be copied in to Location header of the HTTP response.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moxa | Awk-3131a Firmware | 1.1 |
References
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0234/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0234/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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