PT-2018-8239 · Advantech · Advantech Webaccess

Published 2018-05-09 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-5175

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Advantech WebAccess versions 8.1 and earlier

Description: The issue allows an attacker to run a malicious DLL file within the search path, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. This is due to a DLL hijacking vulnerability.

Recommendations: For Advantech WebAccess versions 8.1 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-5175

Affected Products

Advantech Webaccess

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5175 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5175 · Security Note
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-045-01 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96210 · Note