CVE-2018-16182 Privilege escalation in The installer of MARKET SPEED
An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the installer's search path, affecting MARKET SPEED users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-16182?
CVE-2018-16182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rakuten Securities, Inc. The installer of MARKET SPEED, published on 9 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of MARKET SPEED Ver.16.4 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16182?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rakuten-Sec Market Speed.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16182?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-16182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xx9p-cfph-9mff.