CVE-2020-37254
HIGH
7.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wondershare | PDFelement | — | 5.2.9 |
Weakness (CWE)
| CWE | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-428 | cna | Unquoted Search Path or Element |
CVSS scores (2)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | HIGH | 4.0 | cna | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 7.8 | HIGH | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (4)
- ExploitDB-40535 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40535
- Official Product Homepage https://www.wondershare.com/
- Product Reference http://download.wondershare.com/inst/pdfelement_setup_full1042.exe
- VulnCheck Advisory: Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-pdfelement-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path