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Improper Access Control

CVE-2019-3942

High
7.5/10

Summary

Advantech WebAccess 8.3.4 does not properly restrict an RPC call that allows unauthenticated, remote users to read files. An attacker can use this vulnerability to recover the administrator password.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published