GE Communicator up to 4.0 Uninstaller access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GE Communicator up to 4.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Uninstaller. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-6566. Local access is required to approach this attack. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GE Communicator up to 4.0. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Uninstaller. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, allows a non-administrative user to replace the uninstaller with a malicious version, which could allow an attacker to gain administrator privileges to the system.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2019. The weakness was released 05/09/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6566 since 01/22/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.0.517 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-134540, VDB-134539, VDB-134538 and VDB-134537. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Communicator 4.0.517

Timelineinfo

01/22/2019 🔍
05/02/2019 +100 days 🔍
05/09/2019 +7 days 🔍
05/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/15/2023 +1589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ge.com

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-6566 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6566
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134541
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2019 06:46 AM
Updated: 09/15/2023 12:00 PM
Changes: 05/10/2019 06:46 AM (57), 06/08/2020 04:21 PM (1), 09/15/2023 12:00 PM (4)
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