CVE-2020-13542 Privilege escalation in LogicalDoc

Critical 9.3 Published 3 Dec 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A local attacker can replace service binaries or DLLs to execute arbitrary commands with System privileges due to insecure file permissions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-13542?

CVE-2020-13542 is a critical vulnerability in LogicalDoc, published on 3 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of LogicalDoc 8.5.1 installation. Depending on the vector chosen, an attacker can either replace the service binary or replace DLL files loaded by the service, both which get executed by a service thus executing arbitrary commands with System privileges.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13542?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Logicaldoc Logicaldoc.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13542?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13542 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-13542 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wmhr-fwp2-cchm.