CVE-2020-12026 Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess Node

High 8.8 Published Updated

A low-privilege user can exploit relative path traversal to overwrite files outside the application's control in Advantech WebAccess Node.

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-2020-12026?

CVE-2020-12026 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 8 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Advantech WebAccess Node, Version 8.4.4 and prior, Version 9.0.0. Multiple relative path traversal vulnerabilities exist that may allow a low privilege user to overwrite files outside the application’s control.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12026?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Advantech Webaccess.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12026?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12026 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-2020-12026 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12026 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Advantech Webaccess vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5jgc-4rv5-547g.

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