ESTsoft ALUpdate CVE-2014-8494 Privilage Escalation Vulnerability

BID:70790

Info

ESTsoft ALUpdate CVE-2014-8494 Privilage Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 70790
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-8494
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 28 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 28 2014 12:00AM
Credit: Osanda Malith
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

ESTsoft ALUpdate CVE-2014-8494 Privilage Escalation Vulnerability

ESTsoft ALUpdate is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can leverage this issue to gain escalated privileges and perform unauthorized actions which may aid in launching further attacks.

ESTsoft ALUpdate 8.5.1.0.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

ESTsoft ALUpdate CVE-2014-8494 Privilage Escalation Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using standard tools.

Solution / Fix

ESTsoft ALUpdate CVE-2014-8494 Privilage Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

ESTsoft ALUpdate CVE-2014-8494 Privilage Escalation Vulnerability

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