Advisory Details

July 18th, 2016

Advantech WebAccess upAdminPg Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-5810
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Advantech
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	WebAccess
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Advantech WebAccess. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within upAdminPg.asp. One project administrator can view other project administrators' passwords along with the system administrator's password. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges within the system.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Advantech has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-173-01
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-05-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-07-18 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Zhou Yu

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