Advisory Details

July 18th, 2014

Advantech WebAccess Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-2365
CVSS SCORE	6.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Advantech
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Advantech WebAccess
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Advantech WebAccess. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the gmicons.asp functionality. By providing crafted requests, an attacker is able to delete or create arbitrary files as the WebAccess service. An attacker may leverage this to run arbitrary code in the context of the WebAccess service.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Advantech has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-198-02
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-04-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-07-18 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	John Leitch

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