CVE-2020-12010 Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess Node
An authenticated attacker can exploit relative path traversal to delete files outside the application's control in Advantech WebAccess Node.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12010?
CVE-2020-12010 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 8 May 2020. 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 Node, Version 8.4.4 and prior, Version 9.0.0. Multiple relative path traversal vulnerabilities exist that may allow an authenticated user to use a specially crafted file to delete files outside the application’s control.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12010?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Webaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12010?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12010 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-2020-12010 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12010 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-chvw-pr2x-vpmr.