Vulnerability Report

CVE-2017-16720

Title: Advantech Webaccess Path Traversal / LFI

Arbitrary File Access

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2017-16720

CWE Category CWE-22
Published Date Jan 05, 2018
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
50.32%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2017-16720: A Path Traversal issue was discovered in WebAccess versions 8.3.2 and earlier. An attacker has access to files within the directory structure of the target device.

Impacted Vendors

B
broadwin 1
Z
zarafa 1
A
advantech 1

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102424 https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-004-02 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44278/ https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-23 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-024/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102424 https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-004-02 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44278/ https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-23
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
10.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2017-16720 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/CN016/WebAccess-CVE-2017-16720-
View Code
Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44278
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.