CVE-2018-12989 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain administrator privileges because the report-viewing feature launches browsers with elevated rights.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12989?
CVE-2018-12989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12989?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Pearsonvue Console 8, Pearsonvue Iqsystem 7.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-12989 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12989 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c6pp-9mpx-pp9w.