plays.tv Service up to 1.27 plays_service.exe execute_installer improper authentication

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A vulnerability was found in plays.tv Service up to 1.27. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file plays_service.exe. Performing a manipulation of the argument execute_installer as part of HTTP Message results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-6546. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in plays.tv Service up to 1.27. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file plays_service.exe. The manipulation of the argument execute_installer as part of a HTTP Message leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

plays_service.exe in the plays.tv service before 1.27.7.0, as distributed in AMD driver-installation packages and Gaming Evolved products, executes code at a user-defined (local or SMB) path as SYSTEM when the execute_installer parameter is used in an HTTP message. This occurs without properly authenticating the user.

The bug was discovered 02/02/2018. The weakness was published 04/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-6546 since 02/02/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 70 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371109 (Plays.tv File Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.27.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (44476). Similar entry is available at VDB-116206. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• plays.tv Service

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27

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