CVE-2020-16245

published 2020-08-25

CVE-2020-16245: Advantech iView, Versions 5.7 and prior. The affected product is vulnerable to path traversal vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to create/download…

Priority P2 66 critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C H I H A H

Advantech iView, Versions 5.7 and prior. The affected product is vulnerable to path traversal vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to create/download arbitrary files, limit system availability, and remotely execute code.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
advantech	iview	<= 5.7	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → Vulnerability class is Path Traversal (CWE-22) in Advantech iView; monitor for directory traversal sequences in HTTP requests targeting iView endpoints, which could be used to create/download arbitrary files or achieve remote code execution. ↗
• → The vulnerability is exploitable remotely with no authentication and low skill level required (CVSS v3 9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), meaning unauthenticated network requests to iView should be treated as high-risk and scrutinized for traversal patterns. ↗
• → Affected versions are iView 5.7 and prior; presence of these versions in the environment should be flagged as unpatched and at critical risk. ↗

• · No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability at the time of advisory publication, reducing immediate weaponized exploit risk but not eliminating it. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 7.5 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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