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ID:5979 - Exploit for Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2018-15705
ID:5979 - Exploit for Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2018-15705
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15805
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15705
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Advantech WebAccess
Advantech WebAccess
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary file on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in WADashboard API. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the writeFile API and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.