CVE-2018-12989
The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Published:Aug 3, 2018
Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
EPS:Aug 3, 2018
EPSS Score:0.00032
CVSS Score:6.7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Pearsonvue
Product
Console 8
Pearsonvue
Console 8
Vendor
Pearsonvue
Product
Iqsystem 7
Pearsonvue
Iqsystem 7
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
