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CVE-2014-2368· NVD / CVE Program· CNA icscert

Advantech WebAccess Unsafe ActiveX Control Marked Safe For Scripting

The BrowseFolder method in the bwocxrun ActiveX control in Advantech WebAccess before 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted call.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jul 19, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.7% · 76th percentile
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.7%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.0
CNA · icscert
7.5
2.5 point gap

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
advantechadvantech 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 records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2014-2364Advantech WebAccess Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
    48Plan
  • CVE-2012-0242Format string vulnerability in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string s
    42Plan
  • CVE-2012-0243Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in bwocxrun.ocx in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar
    41Plan
  • CVE-2012-0240GbScriptAddUp.asp in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 does not properly perform authentication, which allows remote attackers to exec
    41Plan
  • CVE-2012-0238Stack-based buffer overflow in opcImg.asp in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via u
    41Plan
  • 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

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

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

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.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-623 · Unsafe ActiveX Control Marked Safe For Scripting

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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