CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-26894

LiveCode v9.6.1 on Windows allows local, low-privileged users to gain privileges by creating a malicious "cmd.exe" in the folder of the vulnerable LiveCode application. If the application is using LiveCode's "shell()" function, it will attempt to search for "cmd.exe" in the folder of the current application and run the malicious "cmd.exe".

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22942 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7454 Vendor Advisory
https://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2020-10-08 09:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 11:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-26894

Mitre link : CVE-2020-26894

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-427