Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2022 · Assigned by twcert
CVE-2022-38699ASUS Armoury Crate Service - Arbitrary File Creation via Elevation of Privilege Flaw
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Armoury Crate Service from ASUS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Armoury Crate Service’s logging function has insufficient validation to check if the log file is a symbolic link. A physical attacker with general user privilege can modify the log file property to a symbolic link that points to arbitrary system file, causing the logging function to overwrite the system file and disrupt the system.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ASUS | Armoury Crate Service | 5.1.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-6522-4eacb-1.html x_refsource_MISC