Iview
CVE-2020-14505
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (“command injection”) vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.
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This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (“command injection”) vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to send a HTTP GET or POST request that creates a command string without any validation. The attacker may then remotely execute code. Affected products include: Advantech Iview.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (“command injection”) vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to send a HTTP GET or POST request that creates a command string without any validation. The attacker may then remotely execute code.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
The affected product is vulnerable to two instances of command injection, which may allow an attacker to remotely execut
Access to the Advantech iView versions prior to v5.7.03.6112 configuration are missing authentication, which may allow a
An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in Advantech iView versions prior to v5.7.4 build 6752. Rated high s
An SQL injection vulnerability in Advantech iView 5.7.04.6469. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is rem
The affected product is vulnerable to directory traversal, which may allow an attacker to access unauthorized files and
The affected product’s configuration is vulnerable due to missing authentication, which may allow an attacker to change
Advantech iView versions prior to v5.7.03.6112 are vulnerable to a SQL injection, which may allow an attacker to escalat
Advantech iView, Versions 5.7 and prior. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable,
Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9
Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper authentication for critical function (CWE-306) issue. Rated cri
Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, is vulnerable to multiple path traversal vulnerabilities that could allow an at
Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, contains multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities that are vulnerable to the use
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