A vulnerability was found in Panda Security 4.50.00 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file Pagent.exe of the component AdminSecure Communications Agent. The manipulation of the argument MESSAGE_FROM_REMOTE with the input value ../ leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/16/2013 by Andrea Micalizzi (rgod) as 40081 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at pandasecurity.com. The public release was coordinated with Panda. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/24/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 103 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The advisory illustrates:

Hackers do not need specific user permissions to exploit this vulnerability.

Upgrading to version 4.50.00 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at pandasecurity.com. Applying the patch HAS_4_50_00_0032.exe is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at pandasecurity.com.Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling tcp/19226 (pagent). The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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• 4.50.00

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• commercial

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