CVE-2019-18245 Path traversal in Reliable Controls LicenseManager
Authenticated users can insert malicious code into the system root path, enabling execution with elevated privileges in Reliable Controls LicenseManager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-18245?
CVE-2019-18245 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Reliable Controls LicenseManager, published on 11 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Reliable Controls LicenseManager versions 3.4 and prior may allow an authenticated user to insert malicious code into the system root path, which may allow execution of code with elevated privileges of the application.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18245?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Reliablecontrols Rc-Licensemanager.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-18245 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18245 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g223-vgj2-7g9m.