CVE-2018-15705 Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess
Authenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the WADashboard API to write arbitrary files and execute code on Advantech WebAccess systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15705?
CVE-2018-15705 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 31 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WADashboard API in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to write or overwrite any file on the filesystem due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the writeFile API. An attacker can use this vulnerability to remotely execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15705?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Webaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15705?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2018-15705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- 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-mg4r-8g5w-f8f3.