Unquoted search path in myPRO - CVE-2017-12730

 

Unquoted search path in myPRO - CVE-2017-12730

Published: September 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8328
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12730
CWE-ID: CWE-428
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: mySCADA
Affected software:
myPRO

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to untrusted search path when handling malicious file. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted file to gain root privileges and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12730

Install update from vendor's website.

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