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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVE-2013-0665

Medium
6.2/10

Summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) AcSELerator QuickSet before 5.12.0.1 uses weak permissions for its Program Files directory, which allows local users to replace executable files, and consequently gain privileges, via standard filesystem operations.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls

CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published