CVE-2018-19660 — An exploitable authenticated command-injection vulnerability exists in the web s

An exploitable authenticated command-injection vulnerability exists in the web server functionality of Moxa NPort W2x50A products with firmware before 2.2 Build_18082311. A specially crafted HTTP POST request to /goform/webSettingProfileSecurity can result in running OS commands

01What is this vulnerability?

An exploitable authenticated command-injection vulnerability exists in the web server functionality of Moxa NPort W2x50A products with firmware before 2.2 Build_18082311. A specially crafted HTTP POST request to /goform/webSettingProfileSecurity can result in running OS commands as the root user.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-12-06T23:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T11:44:19.590Z

09References

• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/64
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150535/Moxa-NPort-W2x50A-2.1-OS-Command-Inj…