Advisory Details

June 30th, 2020

(Pwn2Own) ICONICS Genesis64 PKGX WbPackAndGoSettings Absolute Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-20-777
ZDI-CAN-10272

CVE ID CVE-2020-12009
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS ICONICS
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Genesis64
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


The vulnerablity allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of ICONICS Genesis64. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of PKGX files. When parsing the WbPackAndGoSettings element, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS ICONICS has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-170-03
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-06-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-06-30 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Team FLASHBACK: Pedro Ribeiro (pedrib@gmail.com|@pedrib1337) and Radek Domanski (@RabbitPro)
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