CVE-2017-14019 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

An Unquoted Search Path or Element issue was discovered in Progea Movicon Version 11.5.1181 and prior. An unquoted search path or element vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an authorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path and escalate his or her privileges.

An Unquoted Search Path or Element issue was discovered in Progea Movicon Version 11.5.1181 and prior. An unquoted search path or element vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an authorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path and escalate his or her privileges.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.7. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Demo Examples

Unquoted Search Path or Element

CWE-428

The following example demonstrates the weakness.


               
UINT errCode = WinExec( "C:\\Program Files\\Foo\\Bar", SW_SHOW );

Overview

First reported 7 years ago

2017-10-19 23:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-09 23:23:00

Affected Software

Progea Movicon 11.5.1181

11.5.1181

References

101483

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-290-01

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

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