#VU44244 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2011-4525

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44244

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [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-2011-4525

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Advantech WebAccess
Server applications / SCADA systems

Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to trigger the extraction of arbitrary web content into a batch file on a client system, and execute this batch file, via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Advantech WebAccess: 5.0

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External links
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52051
https://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-047-01.pdf

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.