CVE-2017-13699
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. The password encryption...
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. The password encryption method can be retrieved from the firmware. This encryption method is based on a chall value that is sent in cleartext as a POST parameter. An attacker could reverse the password encryption algorithm to retrieve it.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. The password encryption method can be retrieved from the firmware. This encryption method is based on a chall value that is sent in cleartext as a POST parameter. An attacker could reverse the password encryption algorithm to retrieve it.
- Record
CVE-2017-13699- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. The password encryption method can be retrieved from the firmware. This encryption method is based on a chall value that is sent in cleartext as a POST parameter. An attacker could reverse the password encryption algorithm to retrieve it.
- Record
CVE-2017-13699- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5216 No score
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. The password encryption method can be retrieved from the firmware. This encryption method is based on a chall value that is sent in cleartext as a POST parameter. An attacker could reverse the password encryption algorithm to retrieve it.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5216- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vfh-f45h-33pp
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. The password encryption...
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. The password encryption method can be retrieved from the firmware. This encryption method is based on a chall value that is sent in cleartext as a POST parameter. An attacker could reverse the password encryption algorithm to retrieve it.
- Record
GHSA-8vfh-f45h-33pp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13699 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Moxa Eds-g512e Firmware, published November 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.