#VU6608 Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-7929
Published: May 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6608
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7929
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Advantech WebAccess
Advantech WebAccess
Software vendor:
Advantech Co., Ltd
Advantech Co., Ltd
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists in the odbcPg4.asp component due to insufficient validation of the path that is used for file operations. A remote attacker can traverse the file system, overwrite files on the targeted system and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists in the odbcPg4.asp component due to insufficient validation of the path that is used for file operations. A remote attacker can traverse the file system, overwrite files on the targeted system and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Update to version 8.2_20170330.