PureVPN 6.0.1 on MacOS HelperTool LaunchDaemon access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PureVPN 6.0.1 on MacOS. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component HelperTool LaunchDaemon. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-6822. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PureVPN 6.0.1 on MacOS and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component HelperTool LaunchDaemon. 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:

In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute system commands as root.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2018. The weakness was presented 02/07/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6822 since 02/07/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/02/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-6822 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6822
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112973

Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2018 07:05
Updated: 01/02/2020 16:47
Changes: 02/08/2018 07:05 (56), 01/02/2020 16:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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