Cain and Abel privilege escalation |
NAME
Cain and Abel privilege escalation
- Platforms Affected:
Cain and Abel Cain and Abel 4.5.96
Cain and Abel Cain and Abel 2.0 - Risk Level:
7.8 - Exploitability:
Proof of Concept - Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
Cain and Abel could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an unquoted service path in the \Cain\Abel64.exe executable file. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: Low
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Local
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Unavailable
MITIGATION
No remedy available as of February 11, 2022.
- Reference Link:
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165941 - Reference Link:
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50728
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