Improper Authentication in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2012-0239
Published: February 21, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44235
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0239
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
uaddUpAdmin.asp in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 does not properly perform authentication, which allows remote attackers to modify an administrative password via a password-change request.
Affected software
Advantech WebAccess
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0239
Install update from vendor's website.