CVE-2017-12713

mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 28 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.35% (28th) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. Multiple files and folders with ACLs that affect other users are allowed to be modified by non-administrator accounts.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedWebAccesscisa_csaf_ot
Advantech has released a new version of WebAccess to address the reported vulnerabilities. Users can download WebAccess Version V8.2_20170817 at the following location (registration required):
http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess%20

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.07.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-732USprimaryCWE-732US

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

WebAccess: versions prior to V8.2_20170817all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Advantech WebAccess< 8.2_20170817cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a Advantech WebAccess≤ Advantech WebAccessenisa_euvdEU
advantech webaccess≤ 8.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-17-241-02Advantech WebAccess2017-08-29icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-08-30modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccessPatchcnnvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-241-02 cnnvd
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100526 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100526 enisa_euvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-241-02 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100526Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-241-02Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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