Advantech WebAccess up to 8.4.1 privilege escalation [CVE-2019-13550]

A vulnerability was found in Advantech WebAccess up to 8.4.1 (SCADA Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/18/2019. The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-13550 since 07/11/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/19/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries 141973, 141974 and 141975 are pretty similar.

Type

• SCADA Software

Vendor

• Advantech

Name

• WebAccess

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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07/11/2019 CVE assigned
09/18/2019 +69 days Advisory disclosed
09/19/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
09/19/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: advantech.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov

CVE: CVE-2019-13550 (🔒)
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Created: 09/19/2019 02:10 PM
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