VDB-151138 · CVE-2020-0843 · GCVE-0-2020-0843

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Windows Installer privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component Windows Installer. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-0843. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Windows Installer. 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. CVE summarizes:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Installer because of the way Windows Installer handles certain filesystem operations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would require unprivileged execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0779, CVE-2020-0798, CVE-2020-0814, CVE-2020-0842.

The weakness was presented 03/10/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-0843. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2020). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Installer because of the way Windows Installer handles certain filesystem operations.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-151142, VDB-151141, VDB-151140 and VDB-151139 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/04/2019 🔍
03/10/2020 +127 days 🔍
03/10/2020 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/10/2024 +1491 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
Coordinated: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2020-0843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-0843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151138
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2020 09:27
Updated: 04/10/2024 18:53
Changes: 03/11/2020 09:27 (54), 03/11/2020 09:32 (17), 04/10/2024 18:53 (18)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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