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CVE-2021-22669 (GCVE-0-2021-22669)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-26 18:59 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:51
VLAI
Summary
Incorrect permissions are set to default on the ‘Project Management’ page of WebAccess/SCADA portal of WebAccess/SCADA Versions 9.0.1 and prior, which may allow a low-privileged user to update an administrator’s password and login as an administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-732 - INCORRECT PERMISSION ASSIGNMENT FOR CRITICAL RESOURCE CWE-732
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Affected: WebAccess/SCADA Versions 9.0.1 and prior
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