Absolute CTES Windows Agent up to 1.0.0.1479 Permission %ProgramData%\CTES permission
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Absolute CTES Windows Agent up to 1.0.0.1479. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file %ProgramData%\CTES of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in Absolute Software CTES Windows Agent through 1.0.0.1479. The security permissions on the %ProgramData%\CTES folder and sub-folders may allow write access to low-privileged user accounts. This allows unauthorized replacement of service program executable (EXE) or dynamically loadable library (DLL) files, causing elevated (SYSTEM) user access. Configuration control files or data files under this folder could also be similarly modified to affect service process behavior.
The bug was discovered 09/07/2018. The weakness was released 09/08/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at community.absolute.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16715 since 09/08/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: PermissionCWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1222
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
09/07/2018 🔍09/08/2018 🔍
09/08/2018 🔍
09/08/2018 🔍
09/09/2018 🔍
03/21/2020 🔍
Sources
Advisory: community.absolute.comStatus: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-16715 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 09/09/2018 10:59Updated: 03/21/2020 19:20
Changes: 09/09/2018 10:59 (57), 03/21/2020 19:20 (2)
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