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CVE-2018-15705
WADashboard API in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to write or overwrite any file on the…
Medium6.5EPSS 12.2%
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- tenable
Description
WADashboard API in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to write or overwrite any file on the filesystem due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the writeFile API. An attacker can use this vulnerability to remotely execute arbitrary code.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.2% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- Directory Traversal
- CWE-22 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-22 and its CVEs
Affected products
Advantech · Advantech WebAccess
- affected 8.3.1 and 8.3.2
References (2)
- 45774 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-35 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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