Quest InTrust 10.1/10.2.5/10.3/10.4/10.4.0.853 ActiveX Control ARDoc.dll bstrFileName access control

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A vulnerability was found in Quest InTrust 10.1/10.2.5/10.3/10.4/10.4.0.853. It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing in the library ARDoc.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument bstrFileName with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The (1) SimpleTree and (2) ReportTree classees in the ARDoc ActiveX control (ARDoc.dll) in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier do not properly implement the SaveToFile method, which allows remote attackers to write or overwrite arbitrary files via the bstrFileName argument.

The weakness was presented 11/17/2012 by rgod (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5897 since 11/17/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/09/2017). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by rgod and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 234 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74442) and Exploit-DB (18672). See 62942 for similar entry.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: rgod
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Vendor: quest.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: rgod
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-5897 (🔍)
X-Force: 74442
Vulnerability Center: 41248 - Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 ARDoc ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 52773 - Quest InTrust 'ArDoc.dll' Multiple Insecure Method Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48566
OSVDB: 80664

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/09/2017 10:36
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (58), 05/09/2017 10:36 (13)
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