CVE-2023-42137 (GCVE-0-2023-42137)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-15 13:28
Modified
2025-06-17 21:09
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| PAX Technology | POS terminals |
Version: 0 < |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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