CVE-2018-15706 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

WADashboard API in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to read any file on the filesystem due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile API.

Published: 2018-10-31

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 32.4% Moderate

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
`8.3.1 and 8.3.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:8.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:8.3.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-7576	WADashboard API in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to read any file on the filesystem due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile API.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32367.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-35

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Advantech Webaccess

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2018-10-31T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:15:57.656Z

Reserved: 2018-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-15706

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-31T22:29:00.460

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:42:58.390

Link: CVE-2018-15706

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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