Vulnerability Description
SteelCentral Aternity Agent before 11.0.0.120 on Windows allows Privilege Escalation via a crafted file. It uses an executable running as a high privileged Windows service to perform administrative tasks and collect data from other processes. It distributes functionality among different processes and uses IPC (Inter-Process Communication) primitives to enable the processes to cooperate. The remotely callable methods from remotable objects available through interprocess communication allow loading of arbitrary plugins (i.e., C# assemblies) from the "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%/Aternity Information Systems/Assistant/plugins” directory, where the name of the plugin is passed as part of an XML-serialized object. However, because the name of the DLL is concatenated with the “.\plugins” string, a directory traversal vulnerability exists in the way plugins are resolved.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Riverbed | Steelcentral Aternity Agent | < 11.0.0.120 |
| Microsoft | Windows | - |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://aternity.force.com/customersuccess/s/article/Recorder-tool-security-notiPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-inThird Party Advisory
- https://aternity.force.com/customersuccess/s/article/Recorder-tool-security-notiPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-inThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-15592?
CVE-2020-15592 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). SteelCentral Aternity Agent before 11.0.0.120 on Windows allows Privilege Escalation via a crafted file. It uses an executable running as a high privileged Windows service to perform administrative ta...
How severe is CVE-2020-15592?
CVE-2020-15592 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-15592?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Riverbed Steelcentral Aternity Agent, Microsoft Windows.