CVE-2020-11446 - Improper Privilege Management

Severity

78%

Complexity

18%

Confidentiality

98%

ESET Antivirus and Antispyware Module module 1553 through 1560 allows a user with limited access rights to create hard links in some ESET directories and then force the product to write through these links into files that would normally not be write-able by the user, thus achieving privilege escalation.

ESET Antivirus and Antispyware Module module 1553 through 1560 allows a user with limited access rights to create hard links in some ESET directories and then force the product to write through these links into files that would normally not be write-able by the user, thus achieving privilege escalation.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-269

This code temporarily raises the program's privileges to allow creation of a new user folder.


               
return True
return False#avoid CWE-22 and CWE-78
lowerPrivileges()
return False

While the program only raises its privilege level to create the folder and immediately lowers it again, if the call to os.mkdir() throws an exception, the call to lowerPrivileges() will not occur. As a result, the program is indefinitely operating in a raised privilege state, possibly allowing further exploitation to occur.

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-269

Evidence of privilege change:


               
seteuid(getuid());/* do some stuff */

               
}
// privileged code goes here, for example:// nothing to return

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-269

This code intends to allow only Administrators to print debug information about a system.


               
}
ADMIN,USER,GUEST
}
}
break;
break;
System.out.println("You must be logged in to perform this command");

While the intention was to only allow Administrators to print the debug information, the code as written only excludes those the with the role of "GUEST". Someone with the role of "ADMIN" or "USER" will be allowed access, which goes against the original intent. An attacker may be able to use this debug information to craft an attack on the system.

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-269

This code allows someone with the role of "ADMIN" or "OPERATOR" to reset a user's password. The role of "OPERATOR" is intended to have less privileges than an "ADMIN", but still be able to help users with small issues such as forgotten passwords.


               
}
ADMIN,OPERATOR,USER,GUEST
}
}
}
break;
break;
break;
System.out.println("You must be logged in to perform this command");

This code does not check the role of the user whose password is being reset. It is possible for an Operator to gain Admin privileges by resetting the password of an Admin account and taking control of that account.

Overview

Type

ESET

First reported 4 years ago

2020-04-29 14:15:00

Last updated 4 years ago

2020-05-07 20:01:00

Affected Software

ESET Endpoint Antivirus

-

ESET Endpoint Security

ESET File Security for Windows Server

windows_server

ESET Internet Security

ESET Mail Security for Domino

domino

ESET Mail Security for Exchange Server

exchange_server

ESET Mail Security for Kerio

kerio

ESET Mail Security for SharePoint Server

sharepoint_server

ESET NOD32 Antivirus

ESET NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition

ESET Smart Security

ESET Smart Security Business Edition

ESET Smart Security Premium Edition

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