01 Record
CVE-2023-42133
PAX Android based POS devices allow for escalation of privilege via improperly configured scripts. An attacker must have shell access with system account privileges in order to exploit this
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: CERT-PL
CNA base score6.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
PAX Android based POS devices allow for escalation of privilege via improperly configured scripts. An attacker must have shell access with system account privileges in order to exploit this
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 14.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-10-11 12:01Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-10-11 14:42Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-09-07
- Assigning CNA
- CERT-PL
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-276Incorrect Default PermissionsBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9031835efff8ba974f72fea4bbe28f44a8c977b67596d090718dedb3110f4bd1
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- ppn.paxengine.comhttps://ppn.paxengine.com/release/development?
- blog.stmcyber.comhttps://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/
- cert.plhttps://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/10/CVE-2023-42133
- cert.plhttps://cert.pl/posts/2024/10/CVE-2023-42133