What is CVE-2018-14806?

CVE-2018-14806 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-14806?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Advantech Webaccess

CVE-2018-14806

Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has a path traversal vulnerability which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.048 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Advantech Webaccess — versions WebAccess Versions 8.3.1 and prior
Advantech Webaccess

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14806?: CVE-2018-14806 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-14806?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.