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.
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Description | The OpenUrlToBufferTimeout method in the BWOCXRUN.BwocxrunCtrl.1 ActiveX control in bwocxrun.ocx in Advantech WebAccess before 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a file: URL. | 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. |
Title | Advantech WebAccess File and Directory Information Exposure | |
Weaknesses | CWE-538 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: icscert
Published: 2014-04-12T01:00:00
Updated: 2025-09-19T19:19:40.873Z
Reserved: 2014-01-02T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-0772

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-04-12T04:37:31.673
Modified: 2025-09-19T20:15:37.850
Link: CVE-2014-0772

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