What is CVE-2017-16736?

CVE-2017-16736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-16736?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Advantech Webaccess

CVE-2017-16736

An Unrestricted Upload Of File With Dangerous Type issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to 8.3. WebAccess allows a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.018 (76.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Advantech Webaccess
N/a Advantech Webaccess — versions Advantech WebAccess

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16736?: CVE-2017-16736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-16736?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.