Number: AV16-009
Date: January 18 2016
Purpose
The purpose of this advisory is to bring attention to multiple vulnerabilities in Advantech's WebAccess application.
Assessment
Advantech's WebAccess is a web based application used with SCADA and human machine interfaces (HMI). CCIRC is aware of 15 disclosed vulnerabilities in Advantech WebAccess application. The exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to upload, create, or delete random files on a target system, deny access to valid users or remotely execute arbitrary code. Affected Versions: WebAccess Version 8 and prior versions.
Vulnerability Overview and Associated CVEs:
- Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer: CVE-2016-0851
- Improper Access Control: CVE-2016-0852
- Unrestricted Upload of File With Dangerous Type: CVE-2016-0854
- Path Traversal: CVE-2016-0855
- Stack-Based Buffer Overflow: CVE-2016-0856
- Heap-Based Buffer Overflow: CVE-2016-0857
- Race Condition: CVE-2016-0858
- Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow: CVE-2016-0859
- Improper Restriction of Operations Within Bounds of Memory Buffer: CVE-2016-0860
- Improper Input Validation: CVE-2016-0853
- Cross-Site Scripting: CVE-2015-3948
- SQL Injection: CVE-2015-3947
- Cross Site Request Forgery: CVE- 2015-3946
- External Control of File Name or Path: CVE-2015-6467
- Clear Text Storage of Sensitive Information : CVE-2015-3943
Suggested action
CCIRC recommends that system administrators test and deploy version 8.1 of WebAccess the newly released version that is designed to address the reported vulnerabilities.
References
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-014-01
http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess/download