What is CVE-2017-16753?

CVE-2017-16753 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-16753?

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

Improper input validation in Advantech Webaccess

CVE-2017-16753

An Improper Input Validation issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to 8.3. WebAccess allows some inputs that may cause the program to crash.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-01-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Advantech Webaccess
Advantech Webaccess — versions Advantech WebAccess

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/102424 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-004-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16753?: CVE-2017-16753 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-16753?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.