What is CVE-2018-12989?

CVE-2018-12989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pearsonvue Console 8, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-12989?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pearsonvue Console 8

CVE-2018-12989

The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12989?: CVE-2018-12989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pearsonvue Console 8, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-12989?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.