CVE-2019-8385

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Thomson Reuters Desktop Extensions 1.9.0.358. An unauthenticated directory traversal and local file inclusion vulnerability in the ThomsonReuters.Desktop.Service.exe and ThomsonReuters.Desktop.exe allows a remote attacker to list or enumerate sensitive contents of files via a \.. to port 6677. Additionally, this could allow for privilege escalation by dumping the affected machine's SAM and SYSTEM database files, as well as remote code execution.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.68% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory thomsonreuters.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152298/Thomson-Reuters-Concourse-And-Firm-Central-Local-File-Inclusion-Directory-Traversal.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8385?
CVE-2019-8385 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-8385?
To fix CVE-2019-8385, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-8385 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-8385 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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