6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
36.8%
**ATTENTION:**Low skill level to exploit
Vendor: Advantech
Equipment: WebAccess
Vulnerability: DLL Hijacking
The following WebAccess, an HMI, versions are affected:
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the system.
Advantech has released a new version of WebAccess to address the reported vulnerability. WebAccess Version 8.2 can be downloaded at:
<http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess>
NCCIC/ICS-CERT recommends that users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:
ICS-CERT reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
ICS-CERT also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web page. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available in the ICSβCERT Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies, that is available for download from the ICS-CERT web site.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to ICS-CERT for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
The DLL hijacking vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an attacker to run a malicious DLL file within the search path resulting in execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2017-5175 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).
Li MingZheng Kuangn identified the vulnerability and tested the patch.
Critical Infrastructure Sector: Critical Manufacturing
Countries/Areas Deployed: Taiwan, United States, Europe
Company Headquarters Location: Taiwan
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-5175
www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/427.html
public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISA_138
twitter.com/CISAgov
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www.dhs.gov/foia
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www.surveymonkey.com/r/CISA-cyber-survey?product=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-17-045-01
www.usa.gov/
www.whitehouse.gov/
www.youtube.com/@cisagov
mailto:?subject=Advantech%20WebAccess&body=www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-17-045-01
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
36.8%