Path traversal in LAquis SCADA - CVE-2018-17899

 

Path traversal in LAquis SCADA - CVE-2018-17899

Published: October 17, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15385
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17899
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas
Affected software:
LAquis SCADA

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to path traversal. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, conduct directory traversal attack and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-17899

Update to version 4.1.0.4114.

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