Privilege escalation in Automated Logic Corporation products - CVE-2017-9644

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7996

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9644

CWE-ID: CWE-428

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

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.

WebCTRL
i-Vu
SiteScan Web

Install updates from vendor's website.

• Exploit #1292 - Automated Logic WebCTRL 6.5 - Privilege Escalation (March 18, 2020)

• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-01

• Privilege escalation in Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan