Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-7929
Published: May 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6608
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7929
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
Advantech WebAccess
Advantech WebAccess
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists in the odbcPg4.asp component due to insufficient validation of the path that is used for file operations. A remote attacker can traverse the file system, overwrite files on the targeted system and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists in the odbcPg4.asp component due to insufficient validation of the path that is used for file operations. A remote attacker can traverse the file system, overwrite files on the targeted system and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7929
Update to version 8.2_20170330.