Information disclosure in Advantech WebAccess



Published: 2023-10-13
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-4215
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Advantech WebAccess
Server applications / SCADA systems

Vendor Advantech Co., Ltd

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU81987

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4215

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application within the Cloud Agent Debug service. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Advantech WebAccess: 9.1.3

External links

http://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-285-15


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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