PT-2018-1554 · Nordvpn · Nordvpn

Published 2018-09-07 · Updated 2023-02-02 · CVE-2018-3952

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NordVPN version 6.14.28.0

Description The issue is caused by the failure to neutralize special elements used in an operating system command. Exploitation of this issue can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands or code with SYSTEM privileges using a specially crafted configuration file.

Recommendations For NordVPN version 6.14.28.0, consider restricting access to the configuration file to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. Avoid using specially crafted configuration files that could lead to privilege escalation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

OS Command Injection

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01109

BDU:2018-01112

CVE-2018-3952

Affected Products

Nordvpn

References · 10

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0622 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2018-0622 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01112 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3952 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01109 · Security Note
• https://blogs.cisco.com/security/talos/vulnerability-spotlight-cve-2018-3952-cve-2018-4010-multi-provider-vpn-client-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities · Note
• https://securitylab.ru/news/495529.php · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105312 · Note
• https://talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2018-0679 · Note