ALC WebCTRL Unquoted Search Path unquoted search path

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A vulnerability has been found in ALC WebCTRL (version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Unquoted Search Path. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Unquoted Search Path or Element issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 6.5 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.5 and prior; and ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.2 and prior. An unquoted search path vulnerability may allow a non-privileged local attacker to change files in the installation directory and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

The bug was discovered 08/22/2017. The weakness was presented 08/25/2017 as EDB-ID 42542 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9644 since 06/14/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574.009 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (42542). See 105764 and 105762 for similar entries.

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Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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OpenVAS ID: 880988
OpenVAS Name: ereg_replace( string:path_name, pattern:\s+(/|\-|\-\-).*, replace:
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Advisory: EDB-ID 42542
Researcher: Gjoko Krstic
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9644 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100454 - Multiple Automated Logic Corporation Products CVE-2017-9644 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/27/2017 06:58
Updated: 01/10/2021 06:59
Changes: 08/27/2017 06:58 (72), 11/25/2019 08:40 (3), 01/10/2021 06:59 (2)
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