CVE-2016-8716
An exploitable Cleartext Transmission of Password vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The Change Password functionality of the Web Application transmits the password in cleartext. An attacker capable of intercepting this traffic is able to obtain valid credentials.
Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client 1.1
http://www.moxa.com/product/AWK-3131A.htm
7.5 - CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
An exploitable Cleartext Transmission of Password vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client. The Change Password functionality of the Web Application transmits the password in cleartext as HTTP POST parameters. An attacker capable of intercepting this traffic is able to obtain valid credentials.
To significantly mitigate risk of exploitation, disable the web application before the device is deployed.
2016-11-14 - Vendor Disclosure
2017-04-10 - Public Release
Discovered by Patrick DeSantis of Cisco Talos.