Path Traversal in Advantech Webaccess

CVE-2017-7929

An Absolute Path Traversal issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess Version 8.1 and prior. The absolute path traversal vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an attacker to traverse the file system to access restricted files or directories.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-7929: held from 0.015 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7929?
CVE-2017-7929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-7929?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.