VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- paxtechnology/paydroid
- Source
- cvd@cert.pl
References
- 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/developmentPermissions Required
- 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/developmentPermissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.