7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-6914
Ubiquiti UniFi Video Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Ubiquiti UniFi Video before 3.8.0 for Windows uses weak permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse taskkill.exe file.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 27, 2017, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 13, 2021, 12:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-6914 has a 1 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-2016-6914 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 Ui unifi_video
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-2016-6914.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145533/Ubiquiti-UniFi-Video-3.7.3-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://hackerone.com/reports/140793 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/ 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).

Security Advisories

Python

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
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Born at : April 30, 2019, 3:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 66 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6914 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6914 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-275
    Added CWE NIST CWE-276
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ubnt:unifi_video:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ui:unifi_video:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/140793 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/140793 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/83 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145533/Ubiquiti-UniFi-Video-3.7.3-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145533/Ubiquiti-UniFi-Video-3.7.3-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-275
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ubnt:unifi_video:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43390/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102278 [No Types Assigned]
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-2016-6914 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-2016-6914 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24693

percentile

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