CVE-2018-14828 Privilege escalation in Advantech WebAccess
Attackers can exploit improper privilege management in Advantech WebAccess to gain system administrator access and execute arbitrary actions.
- 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-2018-14828?
CVE-2018-14828 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 23 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has an improper privilege management vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to access those files and perform actions at a system administrator level.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14828?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Webaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14828?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-14828 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14828 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-rg5p-5863-jm64.