#VU27527 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in MonoX - CVE-2020-12473
Published: May 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27527
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12473
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MonoX
MonoX
Software vendor:
Mono
Mono
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote administrator can reconfigure the Converter Executable setting from "ffmpeg.exe" to a different program, escalate privileges on the target system and execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.