Moxa IKS and EDS generate a predictable cookie calculated with an MD5 hash, allowing an attacker to capture the administrator's password, w…

Published 7 y ago 2019-03-05 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

9.8

v3.1 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.7%

percentile 78%

Public exploits

none known

Moxa IKS and EDS generate a predictable cookie calculated with an MD5 hash, allowing an attacker to capture the administrator's password, which could lead to a full compromise of the device.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	10.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Affected products

ICS-CERT Moxa IKS, EDS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-341 Predictable from Observable State
CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov /advisories/ICSA-19-057-01 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/107178 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2019-6563
NVD: CVE-2019-6563

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