CVE-2018-15706

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

WADashboard API in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to read any file on the filesystem due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile API.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Advantech	Advantech WebAccess	8.3.1 and 8.3.2

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-35Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-35Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 31, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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