CVE-2018-12989
Pearson VUE Certiport Console and IQSystem Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 3, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.8
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-2018-12989.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updates | Vendor Advisory |
| https://computeco.de/2018-07-29_1.html | Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
| https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updates | Vendor Advisory |
| https://computeco.de/2018-07-29_1.html | Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-12989 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-281 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updates No Types Assigned https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updates Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 16, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updates [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://computeco.de/2018-07-29_1.html No Types Assigned https://computeco.de/2018-07-29_1.html Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pearsonvue:console_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2018-06-26 *cpe:2.3:a:pearsonvue:iqsystem_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2018-06-26
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12989 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-2018-12989
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile