Plantronics Hub up to 3.13 on Windows Client Application privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Plantronics Hub up to 3.13 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Client Application. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-15742. The attack is restricted to local execution. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Plantronics Hub up to 3.13 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Client Application. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A local privilege-escalation vulnerability exists in the Poly Plantronics Hub before 3.14 for Windows client application. A local attacker can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 01/17/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-15742 since 08/28/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 3.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47944). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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Plantronics

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Hub 3.14

Timelineinfo

08/28/2019 🔍
01/17/2020 +142 days 🔍
01/17/2020 +0 days 🔍
10/20/2025 +2103 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 155952
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-15742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-15742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149077
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2020 06:52
Updated: 10/20/2025 03:27
Changes: 01/17/2020 06:52 (38), 01/17/2020 06:57 (17), 03/24/2024 13:25 (19), 10/20/2025 03:27 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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