CVE-2018-7505 — In Advantech WebAccess versions V8

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, a TFTP application has unrestricted file uploads to the

01What is this vulnerability?

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, a TFTP application has unrestricted file uploads to the web application without authorization, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Advantech	WebAccess	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, WebAccess/NMS 2.0.3 and prior.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-05-15T22:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T22:29:56.539Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104190
• ics-cert.us-cert.gov — https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-135-01