Privilege escalation in Automated Logic Corporation products - CVE-2017-9644
Published: August 23, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7996
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9644
CWE-ID: CWE-428
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Automated Logic Corporation
Affected software:
WebCTRL
i-Vu
SiteScan Web
WebCTRL
i-Vu
SiteScan Web
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-privileged attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unquoted search path or element. A local attacker can change files in the installation directory and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to unquoted search path or element. A local attacker can change files in the installation directory and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9644
Install updates from vendor's website.