Input validation error in EasyInstall - CVE-2019-19894
Published: January 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24773
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19894
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to temporarily disable UAC.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker can disable UAC for other users by renaming and replacing "%SYSTEMDRIVE%IXPDATAIXPAS.IXP".
Affected software
EasyInstall
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19894
Install updates from vendor's website.
EasyInstall - update to 6.3.101