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CVE-2018-8841 (GCVE-0-2018-8841)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-15 22:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:14
VLAI
Summary
In Advantech WebAccess versions V8.2_20170817 and prior, WebAccess versions V8.3.0 and prior, WebAccess Dashboard versions V.2.0.15 and prior, WebAccess Scada Node versions prior to 8.3.1, and WebAccess/NMS 2.0.3 and prior, an improper privilege management vulnerability may allow an authenticated user to modify files when read access should only be given to the user.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - IMPROPER PRIVILEGE MANAGEMENT CWE-269
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Advantech WebAccess Affected: WebAccess versions V8.2_20170817 and prior, WebAccess versions V8.3.0 and prior, WebAccess Dashboard versions V.2.0.15 and prior, WebAccess Scada Node versions prior to 8.3.1, WebAccess/NMS 2.0.3 and prior.
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2018-05-15 00:00
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