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5 vulnerabilities by PAX Technology

CVE-2023-42137 (GCVE-0-2023-42137)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-15 13:28 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:09
VLAI?
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.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PAX Technology POS terminals Affected: 0 , ≤ 11.1.50_20230614 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2024-01-15 11:00
Credits
Hubert Jasudowicz, Adam Kliś and other members of STM Cyber R&D team
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CVE-2023-42136 (GCVE-0-2023-42136)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-15 13:28 – Updated: 2024-10-10 15:35
VLAI?
Summary
PAX Android based POS devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow the execution of arbitrary commands with system account privilege by shell injection starting with a specific word. The attacker must have shell access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
References
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PAX Technology POS terminals Affected: 0 , ≤ 11.1.50_20230614 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
Date Public ?
2024-01-15 11:00
Credits
Hubert Jasudowicz, Adam Kliś and other members of STM Cyber R&D team
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CVE-2023-42135 (GCVE-0-2023-42135)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-15 13:28 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:09
VLAI?
Summary
PAX A920Pro/A50 devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.50_20230614 or earlier can allow local code execution via parameter injection by bypassing the input validation when flashing a specific partition. The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PAX Technology A920 Pro Affected: 0 , ≤ 11.1.50_20230614 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
    PAX Technology A50 Affected: 0 , ≤ 11.1.50_20230614 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
Date Public ?
2024-01-15 11:00
Credits
Hubert Jasudowicz, Adam Kliś and other members of STM Cyber R&D team
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CVE-2023-42134 (GCVE-0-2023-42134)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-15 13:28 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:09
VLAI?
Summary
PAX Android based POS devices with PayDroid_8.1.0_Sagittarius_V11.1.45_20230314 or earlier can allow the signed partition overwrite and subsequently local code execution via hidden command. The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PAX Technology POS terminals Affected: 0 , ≤ 11.1.45_20230314 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2024-01-15 11:00
Credits
Hubert Jasudowicz, Adam Kliś and other members of STM Cyber R&D team
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CVE-2023-4818 (GCVE-0-2023-4818)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-15 13:28 – Updated: 2025-06-17 13:36
VLAI?
Summary
PAX A920 device allows to downgrade bootloader due to a bug in its version check. The signature is correctly checked and only bootloader signed by PAX can be used.  The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Severity ?
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
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Vendor Product Version
PAX Technology A920 Affected: 0 , < A920_AP_Boot_Release_V5.14 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2024-01-15 11:00
Credits
Hubert Jasudowicz, Adam Kliś and other members of STM Cyber R&D team
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