CVE-2014-2365 (GCVE-0-2014-2365)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-07-19 01:00 – Updated: 2025-10-06 17:51
VLAI
Title
Advantech WebAccess Improper Access Control
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 7.2 allows remote authenticated users to create or delete arbitrary files via unknown vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
icscert CNA under the icscert root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 349 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Advantech WebAccess Affected: 0 , ≤ 7.1 (custom)
Unaffected: 7.2
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Date Public
2014-07-15 06:00
Credits
reported to ZDI by security researchers Dave Weinstein, Tom Gallagher, John Leitch, and others
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