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CVE-2025-1679

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Description

Cross-site Scripting has been identified in Moxa’s Ethernet switches, which allows an authenticated administrative attacker to inject malicious scripts to an affected device’s web service that could impact authenticated users interacting with the device’s web interface. This vulnerability is classified as stored cross-site scripting (XSS); attackers inject malicious scripts into the system, and the scripts persist across sessions. There is no impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device; no loss of availability within any subsequent systems but has some loss of confidentiality and integrity within the subsequent system.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.8 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-10-23 14:15:35.653000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-10-23T14:15:35.653",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "Cross-site Scripting has been identified in Moxa’s Ethernet switches, which allows an authenticated administrative attacker to inject malicious scripts to an affected device’s web service that could impact authenticated users interacting with the device’s web interface. This vulnerability is classified as stored cross-site scripting (XSS); attackers inject malicious scripts into the system, and the scripts persist across sessions. There is no impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device; no loss of availability within any subsequent systems but has some loss of confidentiality and integrity within the subsequent system."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Se ha identificado cross-site scripting en los switches Ethernet de Moxa, lo que permite a un atacante administrativo autenticado inyectar scripts maliciosos en el servicio web de un dispositivo afectado que podrían tener un impacto en los usuarios autenticados que interactúan con la interfaz web del dispositivo. Esta vulnerabilidad se clasifica como cross-site scripting almacenado (XSS); los atacantes inyectan scripts maliciosos en el sistema, y los scripts persisten entre sesiones. No hay impacto en la confidencialidad, integridad y disponibilidad del dispositivo afectado; no hay pérdida de disponibilidad en ningún sistema subsiguiente, pero sí hay cierta pérdida de confidencialidad e integridad dentro del sistema subsiguiente."
    }
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  "affected": [
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      "affectedData": [
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          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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      "url": "https://www.hackrtu.com/blog/cg-technical-en-003/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-257421-cve-2025-1679,-cve-2025-1680-stored-cross-site-scripting-(xss)-and-host-header-injection-vulnerabilities-in",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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}