CVE-2018-15705 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 12.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
WADashboard API in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to write or overwrite any file on the filesystem due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the writeFile API. An attacker can use this vulnerability to remotely execute arbitrary code.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 12.24% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-10-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| advantech | webaccess |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Advantech WebAccess SCADA 8.3.2 - Remote Code Execution | 2018-11-05 |
References
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