7.2
HIGH
CVE-2015-6305
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Untrusted Search Path Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the CMainThread::launchDownloader function in vpndownloader.exe in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.0 through 4.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by dbghelp.dll, aka Bug ID CSCuv01279. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4211.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2015, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 12, 2016, 7:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-6305 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-6305 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco anyconnect_secure_mobility_client
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-6305.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133876/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-3.1.08009-Privilege-Elevation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/80 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41136 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033643 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=460 Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

PoCs and technical analysis of three vulnerabilities found on Cisco AnyConnect for Windows: CVE-2020-3433, CVE-2020-3434 and CVE-2020-3435

C#

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
42 stars 12 fork 12 watcher
Born at : Sept. 25, 2020, 8:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Cisco AnyConnect < 4.8.02042 privilege escalation through path traversal

C#

Updated: 8 months, 3 weeks ago
104 stars 18 fork 18 watcher
Born at : May 19, 2020, 6:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-6305 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-6305 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html">CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path</a>
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133876/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-3.1.08009-Privilege-Elevation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133876/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-3.1.08009-Privilege-Elevation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033643 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033643 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/80 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/80 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE CWE-426
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133876/Cisco-AnyConnect-Secure-Mobility-Client-3.1.08009-Privilege-Elevation.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38289/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033643 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/80 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html">CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.0.0343:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.1.0.148:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.2.0133:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.2.0136:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.2.0140:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.3.0185:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.3.0254:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.3.1003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.3.2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.4.0202:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.4.1012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.0217:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.2014:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.2018:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.3041:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.3046:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.3051:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.3054:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:2.5.3055:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.0629:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.1047:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.2052:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.3050:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.3054:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.4235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.5075:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.5080:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.09231:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.09266:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.0.09353:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.1.02043:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.1.05182:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.1.05187:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.1.06073:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.1.07021:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:3.1\(60\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0.00048:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0.00051:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0\(64\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0\(48\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.0\(2049\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:anyconnect_secure_mobility_client:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=460 No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=460 Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41136 No Types Assigned http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41136 Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6305 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-6305 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.38563

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability