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HistoryAug 03, 2018 - 6:29 p.m.

CVE-2018-12989

2018-08-0318:29:00
CWE-281
web.nvd.nist.gov
3

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

6.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

6.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
pearsonvueconsole_8Range<2018-06-26
OR
pearsonvueiqsystem_7Range<2018-06-26
VendorProductVersionCPE
pearsonvueconsole_8*cpe:2.3:a:pearsonvue:console_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pearsonvueiqsystem_7*cpe:2.3:a:pearsonvue:iqsystem_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

6.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

6.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

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