Advantech WebAccess 5.0/6.0/7.0/7.1 ActiveX Control bwocxrun.ocx information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Advantech WebAccess 5.0/6.0/7.0/7.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file bwocxrun.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-0772. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Advantech WebAccess 5.0/6.0/7.0/7.1 (SCADA Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file bwocxrun.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The BWOCXRUN.BwocxrunCtrl.1 control contains a method named OpenUrlToBufferTimeout. This method takes a URL as a parameter and returns its contents to the caller in JavaScript. The URLs are accessed in the security context of the current browser session. The control does not perform any URL validation and allows file:// URLs that access the local disk. The method can be used to open a URL (including file URLs) and read the URLs through JavaScript. This method could also be used to reach any arbitrary URL to which the browser has access.

The weakness was disclosed 04/12/2014 by Andrea Micalizzi with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is available at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0772 since 01/02/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122001 (Advantech WebAccess Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13462.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92571), EUVD (EUVD-2014-0803), SecurityFocus (BID 66749†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44732†). The entries VDB-69323, VDB-69321, VDB-69320 and VDB-69319 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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OpenVAS ID: 802155
OpenVAS Name: Advantech WebAccess Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebAccess 5.0
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04/08/2014 +96 days 🔍
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06/02/2014 +51 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +296 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: advantech.com

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Researcher: Andrea Micalizzi
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69322
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X-Force: 92571
SecurityFocus: 66749 - Advantech WebAccess CVE-2014-0772 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44732 - Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.2 Remote Information Disclosure in BWOCXRUN.BwocxrunCtrl.1 Control OpenUrlToBufferTimeout, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/10/2026 12:42
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (66), 05/29/2017 10:28 (5), 09/19/2025 23:23 (26), 09/21/2025 06:36 (1), 05/10/2026 12:42 (1)
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