#VU15805 Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2018-15705
Published: November 12, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15805
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15705
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Advantech WebAccess
Advantech WebAccess
Software vendor:
Advantech Co., Ltd
Advantech Co., Ltd
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.