CVE-2016-0854 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the uploadImageCommon function in the UploadAjaxAction script in the WebAccess Dashboard Viewer in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to write to files of arbitrary types via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-01-15

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 72.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.72154.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/scada/advantech_webaccess_dashboard_file_upload
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-127
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-128
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-129
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-014-01
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39735/

History

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Subscriptions

Advantech Webaccess

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2016-01-15T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:30:05.068Z

Reserved: 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0854

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-15T03:59:16.407

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-0854

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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