Authentication bypass in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-12698

 

Authentication bypass in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-12698

Published: August 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8041
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-2017-12698
CWE-ID: CWE-287
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 bypass authentication on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper authentication. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted requests to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12698


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