MicroWorld Technologies eScan 4.0.2.98 Agent Application MWAGENT.EXE access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MicroWorld Technologies eScan 4.0.2.98. This affects an unknown part of the file MWAGENT.EXE of the component Agent Application. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-18388. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Restrictive firewalling should be applied.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MicroWorld Technologies eScan 4.0.2.98. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file MWAGENT.EXE of the component Agent Application. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

eScan Agent Application (MWAGENT.EXE) 4.0.2.98 in MicroWorld Technologies eScan 14.0 allows remote or local attackers to execute arbitrary commands by sending a carefully crafted payload to TCP port 2222.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2018. The weakness was published 12/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blog.escanav.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-18388 since 10/16/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 37 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling tcp/2222.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

10/16/2018 🔍
11/13/2018 +28 days 🔍
12/20/2018 +37 days 🔍
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12/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2020 +488 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.escanav.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-18388 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18388
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128240

Entryinfo

Created: 12/21/2018 12:49
Updated: 04/22/2020 20:33
Changes: 12/21/2018 12:49 (60), 04/22/2020 20:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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