CVE-2018-14820 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has a .dll component that is susceptible to external control of file name or path vulnerability, which may allow an arbitrary file deletion when processing.

Published: 2018-10-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Advantech

Advantech WebAccess

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`WebAccess Versions 8.3.1 and prior`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-6704	Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has a .dll component that is susceptible to external control of file name or path vulnerability, which may allow an arbitrary file deletion when processing.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.022.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105728
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041939
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-296-01%2C

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Advantech Webaccess

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2018-10-23T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:05:35.703Z

Reserved: 2018-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-14820

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-23T20:29:00.623

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:41:42.403

Link: CVE-2018-14820

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
CWE-73
External Control of File Name or Path

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