cve/2019/CVE-2019-5136.md

### [CVE-2019-5136](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5136)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Moxa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=Moxa%20AWK-3131A%20Firmware%20version%201.13%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-284%3A%20Improper%20Access%20Control&color=brightgreen)

### Description

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A firmware version 1.13. A specially crafted menu selection string can cause an escape from the restricted console, resulting in system access as the root user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0925

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.