Cisco VPN Client on Windows Dial-up Networking Dialog Local Privilege Escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25906

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has a program that is prone to a local privilege escalation attack.

Description

The version of the Cisco VPN client installed on the remote host reportedly allows an unprivileged local user to elevate his privileges to the LocalSystem account by enabling the 'Start Before Login' feature and configuring a VPN profile to use Microsoft's Dial-Up Networking interface.

Solution

Upgrade to Cisco VPN Client version 4.8.02.0010 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25906

File Name: cisco_vpn_client_4_8_02_0010.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/20/2007

Updated: 9/26/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:vpn_client

Required KB Items: SMB/CiscoVPNClient/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/15/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4414

BID: 25332

Detections

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