CVE-2018-11002 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Severity

57%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

81%

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

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

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.5. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Demo Examples

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CWE-427

The following code is from a web application that allows users access to an interface through which they can update their password on the system. In this environment, user passwords can be managed using the Network Information System (NIS), which is commonly used on UNIX systems. When performing NIS updates, part of the process for updating passwords is to run a make command in the /var/yp directory. Performing NIS updates requires extra privileges.


               
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The problem here is that the program does not specify an absolute path for make and does not clean its environment prior to executing the call to Runtime.exec(). If an attacker can modify the $PATH variable to point to a malicious binary called make and cause the program to be executed in their environment, then the malicious binary will be loaded instead of the one intended. Because of the nature of the application, it runs with the privileges necessary to perform system operations, which means the attacker's make will now be run with these privileges, possibly giving the attacker complete control of the system.

Overview

Type

Pulse Secure Desktop Client

First reported 6 years ago

2018-11-29 16:29:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-12-28 18:26:00

Affected Software

Pulse Secure Desktop Client 5.3R1 for Windows

5.3r1
windows

Pulse Secure Desktop Client 5.3R1.1 for Windows

5.3r1.1
windows

Pulse Secure Desktop Client 5.3R2 for Windows

5.3r2
windows

Pulse Secure Desktop Client 5.3R3 for Windows

5.3r3
windows

Pulse Secure Desktop Client 5.3R4 for Windows

5.3r4
windows

Pulse Secure Desktop Client 5.3R4.1 for Windows

5.3r4.1
windows

Pulse Secure Desktop Client 5.3R4.2 for Windows

5.3r4.2
windows

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