Improper Authorization in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2019-13550
Published: September 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21202
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-2019-13550
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information and execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check. A remote attacker can cause improper control of generation of code and execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
Affected software
Advantech WebAccess
How to mitigate CVE-2019-13550
Install updates from vendor's website.
Advantech WebAccess - update to 8.4.2