{"id":"CVE-2018-15705","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-15705","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:50:28.406Z","title":"WADashboard API in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to write or overwrite any file on the filesystem due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the writeFile API.","description":"WADashboard API in Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to write or overwrite any file on the filesystem due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the writeFile API. An attacker can use this vulnerability to remotely execute arbitrary code.","published":"2018-10-31T22:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:42:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"vulnreport@tenable.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["advantech/webaccess"],"epss":{"score":0.12236,"percentile":0.96153,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-11-05","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45774,"kind":"exploit","title":"Advantech WebAccess SCADA 8.3.2 - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45774","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/asp/webapps/45774.py","file":"exploits/asp/webapps/45774.py","published":"2018-11-05","added":"2018-11-05","updated":"2018-11-05","author":"Chris Lyne","type":"webapps","platform":"asp","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-15707","CVE-2018-15705"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45774/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"vulnreport@tenable.com"},{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-35","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"vulnreport@tenable.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45774/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-35","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15705","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}