Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2018-14828

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2018-14828

Published: October 24, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15506
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14828
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
Advantech WebAccess

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform certain actions with administrative privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local user can access perform certain actions with superuser privileges.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-14828

Install updates from vendor's website.

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