CVE-2025-0193: Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in the MGate 5121/5122/5123 Series

Published: January 15, 2025

This Alert Is From MOXA

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A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the MGate 5121/5122/5123 Series firmware version v1.0 because of insufficient sanitization and encoding of user input in the "Login Message" functionality. An authenticated attacker with administrative access can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts that are continuously stored on the device. These scripts are executed when other users access the login page, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions or other impacts, depending on the user's privileges. 

The Identified Vulnerability Type and Potential Impact 

Item Vulnerability Type Impact
1

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2025-0193) 

Exploitation of this vulnerability may result in unauthorized actions or other impacts, depending on the user's privileges. 

Vulnerability Scoring Details 

ID
CVSS
Vector 
Severity

Unauthenticated

Remote Exploit

CVE-2025-0193 

CVSS 4.0: 5.2

AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/
VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H 
Medium No

 

This alert has come from: https://www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-247733-cve-2025-0193-stored-cross-site-scripting-(xss)-vulnerability-in-the-mgate-5121-5122-5123-series