CVE-2018-8841

HIGH

Advantech WebAccess <8.3.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Advantech WebAccess versions V8.2_20170817 and prior, WebAccess versions V8.3.0 and prior, WebAccess Dashboard versions V.2.0.15 and prior, WebAccess Scada Node versions prior to 8.3.1, and WebAccess/NMS 2.0.3 and prior, an improper privilege management vulnerability may allow an authenticated user to modify files when read access should only be given to the user.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104190
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource x_refsource_misc
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-135-01

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (4)
advantech/webaccess < 8.2_20170817
advantech/webaccess\/nms < 2.0.3
advantech/webaccess_dashboard < 2.0.15
advantech/webaccess_scada < 8.3.1
Published May 15, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026