CVE-2021-3960

Privilege Escalation via the GravityZone productManager UpdateServer.KitsManager API (VA-10146)

Published: Dec 16, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22

7.1HIGH

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the UpdateServer component of Bitdefender GravityZone allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable instances. This issue affects Bitdefender GravityZone versions prior to 3.3.8.272

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Bitdefender

commercial·RO

GravityZone

Security Products

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Exploitability

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References

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-via-the-gravityzone-productmanager-updateserver-kitsmanager-api-va-10146

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