#VU18973 Path traversal in WebAccess/SCADA - CVE-2019-10985
Published: July 3, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18973
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10985
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WebAccess/SCADA
WebAccess/SCADA
Software vendor:
Advantech Co., Ltd
Advantech Co., Ltd
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to use in file operations when processing data passed to the webvrpcs process, within the 0x2715 IOCTL. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files on the system while posing as an administrator.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.