Prey 1.9.6 - "CronService" Unquoted Service Path

vendor:

Prey

by:

Ömer Tuygun

N/A

CVSS

N/A

Unquoted Service Path

CWE

Product Name: Prey

Affected Version From:

Affected Version To:

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE:

Metasploit:

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Platforms Tested: Windows 10 Pro x64 es

2020

Prey 1.9.6 – “CronService” Unquoted Service Path

A successful attempt would require the local user to be able to insert their code in the system root path undetected by the OS or other security applications where it could potentially be executed during application startup or reboot. If successful, the local user's code would execute with the elevated privileges of the application.

Mitigation:

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: Prey 1.9.6 - "CronService" Unquoted Service Path
# Discovery by: Ömer Tuygun
# Discovery Date:16.10.2020
# Vendor Homepage: https://preyproject.com/
# Software Link: https://preyproject.com/download/
# Tested Version: 1.9.6
# Vulnerability Type: Unquoted Service Path
# Tested on OS: Windows 10 Pro x64 es

# Description:
A successful attempt would require the local user to be able to insert
their code in the system root path undetected by the OS or other
security applications
where it could potentially be executed during application startup or
reboot. If successful, the local user's code would execute with the
elevated privileges
of the application.



C:\Users>wmic service get name, pathname, displayname, startmode |
findstr /i "Auto" | findstr /i /v "C:\Windows\\" | findstr /i "Prey" |
findstr /i /v """
Cron Service
               CronService
C:\Program Files (x86)\Prey\wpxsvc.exe



                                            Auto

C:\Users>sc qc CronService
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: CronService
        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        START_TYPE         : 2   AUTO_START
        ERROR_CONTROL      : 1   NORMAL
        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : C:\Program Files (x86)\Prey\wpxsvc.exe
        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :
        TAG                : 0
        DISPLAY_NAME       : Cron Service
        DEPENDENCIES       :
        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem

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