CVE-2021-37364 Privilege escalation in n/a
Low-privilege users can replace service executables due to insecure permissions, achieving system-level code execution upon service restart.
- 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-2021-37364?
CVE-2021-37364 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2021. 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
OpenClinic GA 5.194.18 is affected by Insecure Permissions. By default the Authenticated Users group has the modify permission to openclinic folders/files. A low privilege account is able to rename mysqld.exe or tomcat8.exe files located in bin folders and replace with a malicious file that would connect back to an attacking computer giving system level privileges (nt authority\system) due to the service running as Local System. While a low privilege user is unable to restart the service through the application, a restart of the computer triggers the execution of the malicious file. The application also have unquoted service path issues.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37364?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openclinic Ga Project Openclinic Ga.
How do I fix CVE-2021-37364?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37364 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-37364 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37364 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rqf-x5wg-vfh2.