Privilege escalation in Advantech WebAccess Node

This security advisory describes one low risk vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls


Risk: Low


CVSSv3: 6.8 [CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C] [PCI]


CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16202


CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls


Exploit availability: No


Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.


The vulnerability exists due to the affected product has incorrect permissions set for resources used by specific services, which leads to code execution with system privileges.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.


Vulnerable software versions

WebAccess Scada Node: -


CPE
External links

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/icsa-20-261-01


Q & A


Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?


No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.


How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?


The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.


The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.


Is there known malware, which exploits this ..

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