Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-16716. PoCs published by Chris Lyne.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an SQL injection authentication bypass in Advantech WebAccess via the REST interface. It retrieves a project list and bypasses login by injecting a tautology into the user parameter.
Description
A SQL Injection issue was discovered in WebAccess versions prior to 8.3. WebAccess does not properly sanitize its inputs for SQL commands.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Chris Lyne · pythonwebappswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43928
This exploit demonstrates an SQL injection authentication bypass in Advantech WebAccess via the REST interface. It retrieves a project list and bypasses login by injecting a tautology into the user parameter.
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Advantech WebAccess 8.0-2015.08.16
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Network access to the target WebAccess REST interface · WebAccess service running with vulnerable version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102424
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource x_refsource_misc
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-004-02
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43928/
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0612
EPSS Percentile
92.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-89
Status
published
Products (1)
advantech/webaccess
< 8.3
Published
Jan 05, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026