What is CVE-2017-12711?

CVE-2017-12711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-12711?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Advantech Webaccess

CVE-2017-12711

An Incorrect Privilege Assignment issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. A built-in user account has been granted a sensitive privilege that may allow a user to elevate to administrative privileges.

EPSS: 0.001 (23.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Advantech Webaccess
N/a Advantech Webaccess — versions Advantech WebAccess

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12711?: CVE-2017-12711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-12711?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.