sheed AntiVirus Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

vendor:

sheed AntiVirus

by:

Amir.ght

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

428

CWE

Product Name: sheed AntiVirus

Affected Version From: All versions

Affected Version To: All versions

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: a:sheedantivirus:2.3

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Windows

2016

sheed AntiVirus Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

sheed AntiVirus installs a service with an unquoted service path. To properly exploit this vulnerability, the local attacker must insert an executable file in the path of the service. Upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code will be run with elevated privileges.

Mitigation:

The vendor should update the installation process to use quoted paths for service binaries to prevent this vulnerability. Users should also ensure that they have updated to the latest version of sheed AntiVirus.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

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# Exploit Title: sheed AntiVirus Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
# Date: 11/10/2016
# Author: Amir.ght
# Vendor Homepage: http://sheedantivirus.ir/
# Software Link:http://dl.sheedantivirus.ir/setup.exe
#version : 2.3  (Latest)
# Tested on: Windows 7
##########################################################################

sheed AntiVirus installs a service with an unquoted service path
To properly exploit this vulnerability,
the local attacker must insert an executable file in the path of the service.
Upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code will be run
with elevated privileges.
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C:\>sc qc ShavProt
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: ShavProt
        TYPE               : 110  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS (interactive)
        START_TYPE         : 2   AUTO_START
        ERROR_CONTROL      : 0   IGNORE
        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : C:\Program Files\Sheed AntiVirus\shgrprot.exe
        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :
        TAG                : 0
        DISPLAY_NAME       : ShavProt
        DEPENDENCIES       :
        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem