CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HP Support Assistant up to 8.7. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
HP Support Assistant before 8.7.50.3 allows an unauthorized person with local access to load arbitrary code.
The bug was discovered 02/21/2019. The weakness was presented 03/27/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.hp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-5927 since 01/19/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 34 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371753 (HP Support Assistant DLL Loading Vulnerability).
Upgrading to version 8.7.50.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.3
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authorizationCWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
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Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Support Assistant 8.7.50.3
Timeline
01/19/2018 🔍02/21/2019 🔍
03/27/2019 🔍
03/28/2019 🔍
05/22/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: hp.comAdvisory: support.hp.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-5927 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 03/28/2019 11:41Updated: 05/22/2020 09:44
Changes: 03/28/2019 11:41 (58), 05/22/2020 09:44 (2)
Complete: 🔍
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