#VU9893 Improper input validation in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-16753 

 

#VU9893 Improper input validation in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-16753

Published: January 9, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9893
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16753
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Advantech WebAccess
Software vendor:
Advantech Co., Ltd

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted file and cause the program to crash.

Remediation

Update to version 8.3.

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