CVE-2018-14828 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has an improper privilege management vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to access those files and perform actions at a system administrator level.

Published: 2018-10-23

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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-2018-6712	Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has an improper privilege management vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to access those files and perform actions at a system administrator level.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00407.

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

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Subscriptions

Advantech Webaccess

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

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

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:30:10.895Z

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

Link: CVE-2018-14828

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-23T20:29:00.717

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:41:43.377

Link: CVE-2018-14828

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management

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