Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU12759

#VU12759 Improper privilege management in Advantech Co., Ltd products - CVE-2018-8841

Published: May 16, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12759

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8841

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Advantech WebAccess
WebAccess Dashboard
WebAccess Scada Node
WebAccess/NMS

Software vendor:
Advantech Co., Ltd

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper privilege management. A remote attacker can modify files when read access should only be given to the user.

Update WebAccess Scada Note to version 8.3.1.