Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2018-14806
Published: October 24, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15501
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14806
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files and compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Advantech WebAccess
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14806
Install updates from vendor's website.
Advantech WebAccess - update to 8.3.3