Advisory Details

October 19th, 2020

Advantech WebAccess/SCADA WADashboard External Control of File Path Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-20-1261
ZDI-CAN-11262

CVE ID CVE-2020-25161
CVSS SCORE 8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Advantech
AFFECTED PRODUCTS WebAccess/SCADA
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Advantech WebAccess/SCADA. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The specific flaw exists within the WADashboard component. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it to read and execute code from a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of Administrator.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Advantech has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-289-01
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-06-19 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-10-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Sivathmican Sivakumaran
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