CVE-2019-3749 Path traversal in Dell Command Update (DCU)
A local attacker can delete arbitrary files via symlink exploitation due to incorrect directory permissions in Dell Command Update.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3749?
CVE-2019-3749 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Command Update (DCU), published on 3 Dec 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
Dell Command Update versions prior to 3.1 contain an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges potentially could exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary files by creating a symlink from the "Temp\ICProgress\Dell_InventoryCollector_Progress.xml" to any targeted file. This issue occurs because permissions on the Temp directory were set incorrectly.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3749?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Command Update.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3749 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-2019-3749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-f6pq-354j-4f2p.