TI-2023-16408 Aliases CVE-2023-33236 GHSA-r6wg-6486-p79w

MXsecurity Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability

MEDIUM 44CWE-798Published 2023-05-22 · Updated 2025-01-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

MXsecurity version 1.0 is vulnearble to hardcoded credential vulnerability. This vulnerability has been reported that can be exploited to craft arbitrary JWT tokens and subsequently bypass authentication for web-based APIs.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00973 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Moxa	MXsecurity Series	1.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

MXsecurity Series VendorMoxa Affected 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mxsecurity:1.0:::::::*	1.0	Vulnerable	Moxa

cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mxsecurity:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Moxa

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2023-05-22
Moxa MXsecurity Series — moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mxsec…
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-16407 MXsecurity Command Injection VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 43
Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-33236
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6wg-6486-p79w

References

Patch 1

https://www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mxsecurity-command-injection-and-hardcoded-credential-vulnerabilities

TI-2023-20871 MXsecurity Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-16407 MXsecurity Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-20873 MXsecurity Device Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-04413 MXsecurity Use of Hard-coded Credentials CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-04412 MXsecurity License Generation Function Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2023-20874 MXsecurity Hardcoded Credential CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

See all 8 →

Sources

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