Advantech WebAccess Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Advantech WebAccess before 7.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) ProjectName, (2) SetParameter, (3) NodeName, (4) CCDParameter, (5) SetColor, (6) AlarmImage, (7) GetParameter, (8) GetColor, (9) ServerResponse, (10) SetBaud, or (11) IPAddress parameter to an ActiveX control in (a) webvact.ocx, (b) dvs.ocx, or (c) webdact.ocx.
- Published
- Jul 19, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 61.4% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-121
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Action score
48
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 18 / 30 · 61.4%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.5
- CNA · icscert
- 7.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| advantech | advantech webaccess | cpe:2.3:a:advantech:advantech_webaccess |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- advantech advantech webaccessup to 7.1 inclusive
- advantech advantech webaccess5.0
- advantech advantech webaccess6.0
- advantech advantech webaccess7.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (icscert). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Advantech WebAccess
- 7.2not affected
- up to and including 7.1affected
Same product
advantech: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2012-0243Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in bwocxrun.ocx in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar41Plan
- CVE-2012-0240GbScriptAddUp.asp in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 does not properly perform authentication, which allows remote attackers to exec41Plan
- CVE-2012-0238Stack-based buffer overflow in opcImg.asp in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via u41Plan
- CVE-2011-4526Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via 41Plan
- CVE-2011-4525Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to trigger the extraction of arbitrary web content into a batch file on a cl41Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2014-09-24 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/browser/advantech_webaccess_dvs_getcolorAdvantech WebAccess dvs.ocx GetColor Buffer Overflowexploit | 2014-07-17 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-2 d
- Published
- First PoC+67 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+4456 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer OverflowCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- webaccess.advantech.com/
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-198-02
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-198-02
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.