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GHSA-QPWG-QXX8-4G59

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-18 09:32 – Updated: 2025-02-18 09:32

Details

An attacker is able to escalate his privileges to "nt authority\system" on the Windows client running the "bestinformed Infoclient".

This attack is not possible if a custom configuration ("Infoclient.ini") containing the flags "ShowOnTaskbar=false" or "DisabledItems=stPort,stAddress" is deployed.

Severity

8.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2025-0425 (GCVE-0-2025-0425)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-18 07:57 – Updated: 2025-02-18 14:32

Title

Local Privilege Escalation via Config Manipulation

Summary

Via the GUI of the "bestinformed Infoclient", a low-privileged user is by default able to change the server address of the "bestinformed Server" to which this client connects. This is dangerous as the "bestinformed Infoclient" runs with elevated permissions ("nt authority\system"). By changing the server address to a malicious server, or a script simulating a server, the user is able to escalate his privileges by abusing certain features of the "bestinformed Web" server. Those features include: * Pushing of malicious update packages * Arbitrary Registry Read as "nt authority\system" An attacker is able to escalate his privileges to "nt authority\system" on the Windows client running the "bestinformed Infoclient". This attack is not possible if a custom configuration ("Infoclient.ini") containing the flags "ShowOnTaskbar=false" or "DisabledItems=stPort,stAddress" is deployed.

Severity

8.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-18 14:31 UTC

CWE

CWE-15 - External Control of System or Configuration Setting

Assigner

NCSC.ch CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 80/100 over 74 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.cordaware.com/changelog/en/version-6_…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Cordaware	bestinformed Infoclient	Affected: 0 , < 6.3.7.0 (custom) Unaffected: 6.3.7.0

Credits

Manuel Kiesel (cyllective AG) David Miller (cyllective AG)

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