CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2018-5455 — Moxa Oncell G3110-Hspa Firmware security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

A Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking issue was discovered in Moxa OnCell G3100-HSPA Series version 1.4 Build 16062919 and prior. The application allows a cookie parameter to consist of only digits, allowing an attacker to perform a brute force attack bypassing authentication and gaining access to device functions.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.0)
Published
2018-03-05
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-565, CWE-287

Affected products

  • moxa / oncell_g3110-hspa_firmware
  • moxa / oncell_g3110-hspa-t_firmware
  • moxa / oncell_g3150-hspa_firmware
  • moxa / oncell_g3150-hspa-t_firmware

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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