CVE-2016-4525 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote authenticated users can bypass ActiveX security restrictions to read or modify sensitive data in Advantech WebAccess.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4525?
CVE-2016-4525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 25 Jun 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified ActiveX controls in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1_20160519 allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unknown vectors, related to the INTERFACESAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CALLER (aka safe for scripting) flag.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4525?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Webaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-4525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Advantech Webaccess
- CVE-2014-9208 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in unspecified DLL files in Advantech WebAccess before 8.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitra
- CVE-2021-33023 Advantech WebAccess
- CVE-2021-38389 Advantech WebAccess
- CVE-2021-38408 Memory corruption in Advantech WebAccess
- CVE-2020-12019 Memory corruption in WebAccess Node
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cc2r-6w79-fhh3.