Privilege escalation in RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle

1) Insecure DLL loading

EUVDB-ID: #VU13609

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:W/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11049

CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure .dll loading mechanism when opening files. A local attacker can place a file along with specially crafted .dll file on a remote SBM or WebDAV share, trick the root user into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current victim.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Mitigation

The vendor has described a workaround at:

https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-94098

Vulnerable software versions

RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle: 7.0.1 - 7.1.0

RSA Identity Management and Governance: 6.9.0 - 6.9.1

RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance: 7.0

External links

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/23

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.