# CVE-2014-2366: Advantech WebAccess Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory

> Authenticated attackers can read HTML source code to discover cleartext credentials, potentially leading to account takeover in Advantech WebAccess.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c244-prpx-2q63

## What is CVE-2014-2366?

CVE-2014-2366 is a critical vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess, published on 19 Jul 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

upAdminPg.asp in Advantech WebAccess before 7.2 allows remote authenticated users to discover credentials by reading HTML source code.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-316 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2366?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Advantech Advantech Webaccess.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2366?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2366 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2366 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Advantech WebAccess

- [CVE-2011-4524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4524/): Buffer overflow in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string value in unspecified parameters. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4525/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4526/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0238](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0238/): Stack-based buffer overflow in opcImg.asp in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0240/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2366 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2366 is a critical vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess, published on 19 Jul 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Advantech WebAccess. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2366/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2366/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2366
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2366
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2366

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2366/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.