What is CVE-2019-6519?

CVE-2019-6519 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess\/scada, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-6519?

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

Auth bypass in Advantech Webaccess\/scada

CVE-2019-6519

WebAccess/SCADA, Version 8.3. An improper authentication vulnerability exists that could allow a possible authentication bypass allowing an attacker to upload malicious data.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.028 (85.0th 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\/scada — versions 8.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6519?: CVE-2019-6519 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess\/scada, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-6519?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.