# CVE-2017-5175: Other in Advantech WebAccess Versions 8.1 and prior.

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious DLL in the search path of Advantech WebAccess.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrxx-7w22-r6p4

## What is CVE-2017-5175?

CVE-2017-5175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 9 May 2018. 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

Advantech WebAccess 8.1 and earlier contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability which may allow an attacker to run a malicious DLL file within the search path resulting in execution of arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5175?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Advantech Webaccess.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5175?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5175 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Advantech Webaccess

- [CVE-2014-9208](https://insights.sbomify.com/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 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-33023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33023/): Advantech WebAccess (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-38389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38389/): Advantech WebAccess (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-38408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38408/): Memory corruption in Advantech WebAccess (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-12019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12019/): Memory corruption in WebAccess Node (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5175 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 9 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5175 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-2017-5175/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5175/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5175
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5175
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5175

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5175/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.