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TI-2017-12289 Aliases CVE-2017-16720GHSA-fh38-p8hv-hjcv

Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess

Priority HIGH 73CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.50321 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Advantech WebAccessAdvantech WebAccess—No fix listedCNA
  • Advantech WebAccess Vendor— Affected Advantech WebAccess Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.3.2VulnerableAdvantech
  • cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.3.2 Vulnerable ·Advantech

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16720
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh38-p8hv-hjcv

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

  • TI-2016-00768 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the uploadImageCommon function in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-00771 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allow remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-00770 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allow remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11192 Out-of-bounds write in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-16012 Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05047 The VBWinExec function in Node\AspVBObj.dll in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.0 allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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