CVE-2019-3942 Information disclosure in Advantech WebAccess
Unauthenticated remote attackers can read files via an RPC call to recover administrator passwords in Advantech WebAccess.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3942?
CVE-2019-3942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 1 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Advantech WebAccess 8.3.4 does not properly restrict an RPC call that allows unauthenticated, remote users to read files. An attacker can use this vulnerability to recover the administrator password.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3942?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Webaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3942?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-3942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3942 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-6q62-ccgm-chgc.