CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-36154

The Application Wrapper in Pearson VUE VTS Installer 2.3.1911 has Full Control permissions for Everyone in the "%SYSTEMDRIVE%Pearson VUE" directory, which allows local users to obtain administrative privileges via a Trojan horse application.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49143 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/passtheticket/vulnerability-research/blob/main/privilege-escalation/pearsonvue-readme.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:pearson:vue_testing_system:2.3.1911:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-01-04 05:15

Updated : 2021-01-12 03:36

NVD link : CVE-2020-36154

Mitre link : CVE-2020-36154

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-732