What is CVE-2017-12713?

CVE-2017-12713 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-12713?

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

Vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess

CVE-2017-12713

An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. Multiple files and folders with ACLs that affect other users are allowed to be modified by non-administrator accounts.

Published 2017-08-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Advantech Webaccess
Advantech Webaccess — versions Advantech WebAccess

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-241-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100526 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12713?: CVE-2017-12713 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-12713?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.