cvelist/2020/1xxx/CVE-2020-1988.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "psirt@paloaltonetworks.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2020-04-08T16:00:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2020-1988",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Global Protect Agent: Local privilege escalation due to an unquoted search path vulnerability"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "product": {
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                            {
                                "product_name": "Global Protect Agent",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows",
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_name": "5.0",
                                            "version_value": "5.0.5"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows",
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_name": "4.1",
                                            "version_value": "4.1.13"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows",
                                            "version_affected": "!>=",
                                            "version_name": "5.0",
                                            "version_value": "5.0.5"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "platform": "Windows",
                                            "version_affected": "!>=",
                                            "version_name": "4.1",
                                            "version_value": "4.1.13"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "Palo Alto Networks"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "configuration": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "This issue only affects Windows systems where local users are configured with file creation privileges to the root of the OS disk (C:\\) or 'Program Files' directory."
        }
    ],
    "credit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Palo Alto Networks thanks Ratnesh Pandey of Bromium and Matthew Batten for discovering and reporting this issue."
        }
    ],
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "An unquoted search path vulnerability in the Windows release of Global Protect Agent allows an authenticated local user with file creation privileges on the root of the OS disk (C:\\) or to Program Files directory to gain system privileges. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent 5.0 versions before 5.0.5; 4.1 versions before 4.1.13 on Windows;"
            }
        ]
    },
    "generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
            "baseScore": 4.2,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
            "integrityImpact": "LOW",
            "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1988",
                "name": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1988"
            }
        ]
    },
    "solution": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "This issue is fixed in Global Protect Agent 5.0.5, Global Protect Agent 4.1.13 and all later versions."
        }
    ],
    "source": {
        "defect": [
            "GPC-9320"
        ],
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
    },
    "timeline": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "time": "2020-04-08T16:00:00.000Z",
            "value": "Initial publication"
        }
    ],
    "work_around": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Do not grant file creation privileges on the root of the OS disk (C:\\) or 'Program Files' directory to unprivileged users."
        }
    ]
}