cve/2023/CVE-2023-42137.md

### [CVE-2023-42137](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-42137)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=POS%20terminals&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%3D%2011.1.50_20230614%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-20%20Improper%20Input%20Validation&color=brighgreen)

### 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. 

### POC

#### Reference
- https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/

#### Github
- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds