CVE-2016-4525 describes a vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to 8.1_20160519, involving unspecified ActiveX controls. This flaw, related to the INTERFACESAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CALLER flag, allows remote authenticated users to potentially access sensitive information or modify data. With a CVSSv3 score of 6.6 (Medium), exploitation requires local access and user interaction, but could lead to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, though it did receive some media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.