CVE-2018-6623 Privilege escalation in n/a
An unprivileged user can overwrite the Hola service executable with arbitrary code, leading to privilege escalation when the service restarts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6623?
CVE-2018-6623 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Hola 1.79.859. An unprivileged user could modify or overwrite the executable with arbitrary code, which would be executed the next time the service is started. Depending on the user that the service runs as, this could result in privilege escalation. The issue exists because of the SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS access right for the hola_svc and hola_updater services.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6623?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hola Vpn.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6623?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-6623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7x7c-8qxj-65f3.