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low 3.1

CVE-2016-8720 json

An exploitable HTTP Header Injection vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point…

published 2017-04-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9559

cvss
3.1
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An exploitable HTTP Header Injection vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. A specially crafted HTTP request can inject a payload in the bkpath parameter which will be copied in to Location header of the HTTP response.

Exploit prediction

1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • talosintelligence.com http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0234/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 3.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

Sources

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