Vulnerability in Fasttracksoftware Admin By Request
CVE-2019-17201
FastTrack Admin By Request 6.1.0.0 supports group policies that are supposed to allow only a select range of users to elevate to Administrator privilege at will. When a user requests elevation using the AdminByRequest.exe interface, the interface communicates with the underlying service (Audckq32.exe) using a .NET named pipe. If the underlying service responds that a user is permitted access to the elevation feature, the client then reinitiates communication with the underlying service and requests elevation. This elevation request has no local checks in the service, and depends on client-side validation in the AdminByRequest.exe interface, i.e., it is a vulnerable exposed functionality in the service. By communicating directly with the underlying service, any user can request elevation and obtain Administrator privilege regardless of group policies or permissions.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000
Affected products
References
- improsec.com/en/responsible-disclosure (Third Party Advisory)
- www.adminbyrequest.com/en/releasenotes
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17201?
- CVE-2019-17201 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fasttracksoftware Admin By Request. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17201?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.