CVE-2017-12711 describes an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. A pre-existing user account possesses a sensitive privilege, enabling a user to potentially escalate to administrative rights within the system. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and privileges required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.2CPE 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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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