ForensiTAppxService 2.2.0.4 - 'ForensiTAppxService.exe' Unquoted Service Path

vendor:

ForensiT AppX Management Service

by:

Burhanettin Özgenç

7.2

CVSS

HIGH

Unquoted Service Path

426

CWE

Product Name: ForensiT AppX Management Service

Affected Version From: 2.2.0.4

Affected Version To: 2.2.0.4

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:forensit:forensit_appx_management_service:2.2.0.4

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Platforms Tested: Windows 10 Pro x64

2020

ForensiTAppxService 2.2.0.4 – ‘ForensiTAppxService.exe’ 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:

Ensure that all services have a fully qualified path to the executable file.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: ForensiTAppxService 2.2.0.4 - 'ForensiTAppxService.exe' Unquoted Service Path
# Discovery by: Burhanettin Özgenç
# Discovery Date: 2020-09-15
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.forensit.com/downloads.html
# Tested Version: 2.2.0.4
# Vulnerability Type: Unquoted Service Path
# Tested on OS: Windows 10 Pro x64

# Step to discover Unquoted Service Path: 

C:\>wmic service get name, pathname, displayname, startmode | findstr /i "Auto" | findstr /i /v "C:\Windows\\" | findstr /i "ForensiTAppxService" | findstr /i /v """

ForensiT AppX Management Service	ForensiTAppxService	C:\Program Files (x86)\ForensiT\AppX Management Service\ForensiTAppxService.exe	Auto

# Service info:

C:\>sc qc ForensiTAppxService
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: ForensiTAppxService
        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        START_TYPE         : 2   AUTO_START
        ERROR_CONTROL      : 1   NORMAL
        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : C:\Program Files (x86)\ForensiT\AppX Management Service\ForensiTAppxService.exe
        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :
        TAG                : 0
        DISPLAY_NAME       : ForensiT AppX Management Service
        DEPENDENCIES       :
        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem

# Exploit:
# 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.