CVE-2023-42137
HIGHPAX PayDroid < 8.1.0_sagittarius_11.1.50_20230614 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Symlink Attack
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Permissions Required vendor-advisory
https://ppn.paxengine.com/release/development
Exploit, Third Party Advisory technical-description
https://blog.stmcyber.com/pax-pos-cves-2023/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-4818/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0047
EPSS Percentile
36.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
paxtechnology/paydroid
< 8.1.0_sagittarius_11.1.50_20230614
Published
Jan 15, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026