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FKIE_CVE-2018-18435

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-03-21 16:00 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:47

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

KioWare Server version 4.9.6 and older installs by default to "C:\kioware_com" with weak folder permissions granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)" to the contents of the directory and it's sub-folders. In addition, the program installs a service called "KWSService" which runs as "Localsystem", this will allow any user to escalate privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by substituting the service's binary with a malicious one.

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151031/KioWare-Server-4.9.6-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-002.md
cve@mitre.org	https://m.kioware.com/news/kioware-press-releases/kioware_server_security_patch_update	Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46093/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	https://www.kioware.com/patch.aspx	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151031/KioWare-Server-4.9.6-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-002.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://m.kioware.com/news/kioware-press-releases/kioware_server_security_patch_update	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46093/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.kioware.com/patch.aspx	Patch, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	kioware	kioware_server	*

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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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        {
          "lang": "en",
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      ],
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      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2018-18435 (GCVE-0-2018-18435)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-17 19:11 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:08

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151031/KioWa…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46093/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://m.kioware.com/news/kioware-press-releases…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.kioware.com/patch.aspx	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/ma…	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2018-10-12 00:00

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