SB2017053005 - Two vulnerabilities in Acunetix
Published: May 30, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017053005
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) DDL injection (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to uncontrolled search path element when loading 'python3.dll' from 'C:DLLs'. A local attacker can load a specially crafted DLL file from 'C:DLLs' and execute the file with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
2) DDL injection (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. A local attacker can use C:ProgramDataAcunetix 11 Trialsettings.ini or
C:ProgramDataAcunetix 11 Trialdbpg_hba.conf. file to access the PostgreSQL database server without authentication, cause the database to create a specially crafted DLL file and execute the file with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.