Improper Authorization in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2019-13550

 

Improper Authorization in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2019-13550

Published: September 19, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21202
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13550
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
Advantech WebAccess

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-13550

Install updates from vendor's website.

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