CVE-2014-9113
Wolters Kluwer ProSystem fx Engagement Local Privilege Escalation
Description
CCH Wolters Kluwer ProSystem fx Engagement (aka PFX Engagement) 7.1 and earlier uses weak permissions (Authenticated Users: Modify and Write) for the (1) Pfx.Engagement.WcfServices, (2) PFXEngDesktopService, (3) PFXSYNPFTService, and (4) P2EWinService service files in PFX Engagement\, which allows local users to obtain LocalSystem privileges via a Trojan horse file.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 2, 2014, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129323/CCH-Wolters-Kluwer-PFX-Engagement-7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35395 Added Reference http://www.information-paradox.net/2014/11/cve-2014-9113-cch-wolters-kluwer-pfx.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Vendor Comment by [email protected]
Dec. 15, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Vendor Comment A security update has been released on 12/03/2014 to address the vulnerability in CCH Wolters Kluwer ProSystem fx Engagement. This update corrects the permissions on necessary application services. Please see the online release bulletin for instructions on how to apply the security update. https://support.cch.com/updates/Engagement/pdf/Services%20Security%20Update%20-%20Release%20Bulletin%20-%20US.pdf Added Vendor Comment A security update has been released on 12/03/2014 to address the vulnerability in CCH Wolters Kluwer ProSystem fx Engagement. This update corrects the permissions on necessary application services. Please see the online release bulletin for instructions on how to apply the security update. <a href="https://support.cch.com/updates/Engagement/pdf/Services%20Security%20Update%20-%20Release%20Bulletin%20-%20US.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://support.cch.com/updates/Engagement/pdf/Services%20Security%20Update%20-%20Release%20Bulletin%20-%20US.pdf</a> -
Vendor Comment by [email protected]
Dec. 15, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Vendor Comment A security update has been released on 12/03/2014 to address the vulnerability in CCH Wolters Kluwer ProSystem fx Engagement. This update corrects the permissions on necessary application services. Please see the online release bulletin for instructions on how to apply the security update. https://support.cch.com/updates/Engagement/pdf/Services%20Security%20Update%20-%20Release%20Bulletin%20-%20US.pdf -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 02, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cchgroup:prosystem_fx_engagement:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Changed Reference Type http://www.information-paradox.net/2014/11/cve-2014-9113-cch-wolters-kluwer-pfx.html No Types Assigned http://www.information-paradox.net/2014/11/cve-2014-9113-cch-wolters-kluwer-pfx.html Exploit Added CWE CWE-264
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-9113
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.76 }} -0.77%
score
0.71039
percentile