Cisco VPN Client up to 5.0.07.0440 vpnclient.ini access control

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco VPN Client up to 5.0.07.0440 (Network Encryption Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file vpnclient.ini. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco VPN Client 5.x through 5.0.07.0440 uses weak permissions for vpnclient.ini, which allows local users to gain privileges by entering an arbitrary program name in the Command field of the ApplicationLauncher section.

The weakness was disclosed 10/06/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at nettitude.co.uk. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-7600 since 09/29/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/17/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:vpnclient.ini it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93479 (Cisco VPN Client 5.x <= 5.0.07.0440 vpnclient.ini Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370276 (Cisco VPN Client Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

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 (106974), Tenable (93479) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53533†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 93479
Nessus Name: Cisco VPN Client 5.x <= 5.0.07.0440 vpnclient.ini Privilege Escalation
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09/29/2015 🔍
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10/18/2015 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: nettitude.co.uk
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-7600 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7600
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78287
X-Force: 106974 - Cisco VPN Client privilege escalation
SecurityTracker: 1033750
Vulnerability Center: 53533 - Cisco VPN Client 5.0 - 5.0.07.0440 Local Security Bypass in vpnClient.ini, High

Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2015 10:13 AM
Updated: 11/17/2024 10:14 PM
Changes: 10/07/2015 10:13 AM (50), 02/13/2018 07:47 AM (10), 06/20/2022 09:13 AM (3), 06/20/2022 09:14 AM (1), 11/17/2024 10:14 PM (16)
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