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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-reachable reflected XSS; attacker needs no credentials (PR:N); victim must interact (UI:R); scope changes to browser context; no availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
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Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess/SCADA 8.0-2015.08.16 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the decryption field in the Create New Project User component
AnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting in Advantech WebAccess/SCADA 8.0 (build 2015.08.16) enables remote unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript via the decryption field of the Create New Project User component, targeting authenticated SCADA operators who interact with a crafted request. The CVSS Scope:Changed metric confirms the injected payload executes in the victim's browser context, enabling session token theft, credential harvesting, or interface manipulation against industrial control system operators. A public proof-of-concept exists at GitHub; exploitation is not confirmed in CISA KEV and the EPSS score of 0.04% (11th percentile) reflects very low current exploitation activity.
Technical ContextAI
Advantech WebAccess/SCADA is a browser-based HMI/SCADA platform used for industrial process monitoring and control, making it a high-value target in OT/ICS environments. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), where user-supplied input to the 'decryption field' within the Create New Project User component is insufficiently sanitized before being rendered in the browser. This allows attacker-controlled content to be interpreted as executable JavaScript. The Scope:Changed (S:C) CVSS attribute is significant: it indicates the injected script breaks out of the application's security context and executes within the victim's browser origin, a characteristic of reflected or stored XSS with cross-origin consequence. The NVD CPE data (cpe:2.3:a:n/a:n/a) is non-specific and does not enumerate a vendor-qualified CPE string, limiting automated asset correlation. The affected build is dated 2015.08.16, indicating a legacy release of the platform.
RemediationAI
Organizations running Advantech WebAccess/SCADA 8.0 (build 2015.08.16) should upgrade to a current, vendor-supported release of WebAccess/SCADA - no specific patched version number is confirmed in the available reference data, so contact Advantech directly for the applicable patch version. No vendor-released patch has been independently verified from the provided references; monitor the NVD entry at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-36226 and the ENISA EUVD entry EUVD-2026-31474 for updates. As a primary compensating control, restrict network access to the WebAccess/SCADA web interface to trusted internal network segments or VPN-only, preventing external unauthenticated actors from delivering crafted payloads to authenticated operators - note this reduces but does not eliminate insider or lateral-movement scenarios. Additionally, deploying a Content Security Policy (CSP) header via a reverse proxy to restrict inline script execution would reduce the impact of any XSS, though this requires care not to break legitimate WebAccess UI functionality. Train SCADA operators to be alert to unsolicited or unexpected links referencing the platform's user management components.
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-31474
GHSA-jgfx-4prm-49vg