CVE-2023-42137

PAX Android based POS devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow for command execution with high privileges by using malicious symlinks. The attacker must have shell access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/	Third Party Advisory
https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/	Third Party Advisory
https://ppn.paxengine.com/release/development	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:paydroid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:paydroid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a6650:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:paydroid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:paydroid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a77:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:paydroid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a920:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:paydroid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a920_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 7 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:paydroid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a920_max:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 8 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:paydroid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:d190:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

19 Jan 2024, 16:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:paydroid:::::::: cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a77:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:d190:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a920:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a6650:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a800:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a920_pro:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a920_max:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:a50:-:::::::*
CWE		CWE-59
First Time		Paxtechnology Paxtechnology d190 Paxtechnology a920 Max Paxtechnology a920 Pro Paxtechnology a800 Paxtechnology a77 Paxtechnology a50 Paxtechnology a6650 Paxtechnology paydroid Paxtechnology a920
References	~~() https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/ -~~	() https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ -~~	() https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ -~~	() https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/ - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://ppn.paxengine.com/release/development -~~	() https://ppn.paxengine.com/release/development - Permissions Required

16 Jan 2024, 13:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Los dispositivos POS PAX basados en Android con PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 o anterior pueden permitir la ejecución de comandos con altos privilegios mediante el uso de enlaces simbólicos maliciosos. El atacante debe tener acceso de shell al dispositivo para poder aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad.

15 Jan 2024, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-15 14:15

Updated : 2024-01-19 16:21

NVD link : CVE-2023-42137

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42137

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42137

JSON object : View

Products Affected

paxtechnology

a800
a50
a77
a920
paydroid
d190
a920_max
a920_pro
a6650

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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