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An Externally Controlled Format String issue was...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

An Externally Controlled Format String issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. String format specifiers based on user provided input are not properly validated, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 30, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High
8.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-12702

GHSA ID

GHSA-fw9w-g53w-5v3p

Source code

No known source code

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