CVE-2016-0855: advantech webaccess Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-0855 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in advantech webaccess. EPSS estimates a 4.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-01-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary virtual-directory files via unspecified vectors.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.