CVE-2017-12711 Privilege escalation in Advantech WebAccess
A built-in user account in Advantech WebAccess has excessive privileges, allowing attackers to elevate to administrative access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12711?
CVE-2017-12711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 30 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Incorrect Privilege Assignment issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. A built-in user account has been granted a sensitive privilege that may allow a user to elevate to administrative privileges.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12711?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Webaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12711?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-12711 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12711 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-f93x-3rmr-5f55.