CVE-2016-0854 is a critical unrestricted file upload vulnerability affecting Advantech WebAccess Dashboard Viewer versions prior to 8.1. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary file types, leading to potential full compromise of the affected system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module is publicly available, indicating readily accessible exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.