PowerChute Business Edition < 9.1 RCE

high Nessus Plugin ID 144104

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Synopsis

An energy management tool installed on the remote Windows host is affected by local a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability exists in the PowerChute Business Edition tool before version 9.1, which could cause remote code execution when a script is executed during a shutdown event.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PowerChute Business Edition 9.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 144104

File Name: se_powerchute_SEVD-2020-224-05.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/11/2020

Updated: 12/14/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-7526

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apc:powerchute

Required KB Items: installed_sw/PowerChute Business Edition, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-7526

IAVA: 2020-A-0574

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