CVE-2021-23197 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

Severity

78%

Complexity

18%

Confidentiality

98%

Unquoted service path vulnerability in the Gallagher Controller Service allows an unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code as the account that runs the Controller Service. This issue affects: Gallagher Command Centre 8.50 versions prior to 8.50.2048 (MR3) ;

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

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 3 years ago

2021-11-18 19:15:00

Last updated 3 years ago

2021-11-23 17:10:00

Affected Software

Gallagher Command Centre

References

https://security.gallagher.com/Security-Advisories/CVE-2021-23197

https://security.gallagher.com/Security-Advisories/CVE-2021-23197

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