CVE-2018-15705 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting Advantech WebAccess versions 8.3.1 and 8.3.2. This flaw in the WADashboard API's writeFile function allows remote authenticated attackers to write or overwrite arbitrary files on the filesystem. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high integrity impact, specifically remote code execution. While not observed in active exploitation or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for attackers. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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Oct 31, 2018[R1] Multiple Advantech WebAccess Vulnerabilities
Oct 31, 2018