CVE-2018-14806 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has a path traversal vulnerability which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2018-10-23

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 4.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Advantech

Advantech WebAccess

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`WebAccess Versions 8.3.1 and prior`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04779.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105728
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041939
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-296-01%2C

History

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Subscriptions

Advantech Webaccess

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2018-10-23T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:32:50.100Z

Reserved: 2018-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-14806

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-23T20:29:00.437

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:41:40.727

Link: CVE-2018-14806

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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