SQL injection in Advantech Co., Ltd products - CVE-2018-7501
Published: May 15, 2018 / Updated: May 16, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12749
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7501
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
Advantech WebAccess
WebAccess Dashboard
WebAccess Scada Node
WebAccess/NMS
Advantech WebAccess
WebAccess Dashboard
WebAccess Scada Node
WebAccess/NMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
The weakness exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7501
Update WebAccess Scada Note to version 8.3.1.