Webaccess
CVE-2018-8841
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. |
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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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply principle of least privilege, validate privilege transitions, implement proper role separation.
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This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), which allows attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. 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, an improper privilege management vulnerability may allow an authenticated user to modify files when read access should only be given to the user. Affected products include: Advantech Webaccess, Advantech Webaccess Dashboard, Advantech Webaccess Scada, Advantech Webaccess\/Nms. Version information: prior to 8.3.1.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
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, an improper privilege management vulnerability may allow an authenticated user to modify files when read access should only be given to the user.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the uploadImageCommon function in the UploadAjaxAction script in the WebAccess
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in unspecified DLL files in Advantech WebAccess before 8.0.1 allow remote attacker
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. Rated medium
upAdminPg.asp in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1_20160519 allows remote authenticated administrators to obtain sensitive
Advantech WebAccess before 8.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of
Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess/SCADA 8.4.1 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbi
Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess/SCADA 8.4.0 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbi
Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess/SCADA 8.4.0 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbi
The VBWinExec function in Node\AspVBObj.dll in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS
Advantech WebAccess 8.3.2 and below is vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.
Advantech WebAccess 8.3.4 allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via IOCTL 10005 RPC. Rated
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