CVE-2018-12989

The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updates	Vendor Advisory
https://computeco.de/2018-07-29_1.html	Mitigation Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pearsonvue:console_8::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:pearsonvue:iqsystem_7::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-08-03 18:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 00:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-12989

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12989

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-12989

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pearsonvue

console_8
iqsystem_7

CWE

CWE-281

Improper Preservation of Permissions

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