VDB-127292 · CVE-2018-11002 · BID 106054

Pulse Secure Desktop Client up to R6.0 Build 1769 on Windows Permission uncontrolled search path

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5.4$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pulse Secure Desktop Client up to R6.0 Build 1769 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Permission. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-11002. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pulse Secure Desktop Client up to R6.0 Build 1769 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Pulse Secure Desktop Client 5.3 up to and including R6.0 build 1769 on Windows has Insecure Permissions.

The bug was discovered 10/24/2018. The weakness was disclosed 11/29/2018 by Matt (Website). The advisory is shared for download at themissinglink.com.au. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11002 since 05/11/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106054†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/11/2018 🔍
10/24/2018 +166 days 🔍
11/29/2018 +36 days 🔍
11/29/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/03/2018 +3 days 🔍
04/16/2020 +500 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: themissinglink.com.au
Researcher: Matt
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127292
SecurityFocus: 106054 - Pulse Secure Desktop Client CVE-2018-11002 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2018 07:56
Updated: 04/16/2020 08:59
Changes: 11/30/2018 07:56 (59), 04/16/2020 08:59 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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