Privilege Escalation in Printix Secure Cloud Print Management by PacketStorm Security
CVE-2022-25090

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Kofax
Status
Printix
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 March 2022

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

Printix Secure Cloud Print Management version 1.3.1106.0 is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability caused by the creation of a temporary temp.ini file in a directory with unsafe permissions. This flaw can be exploited through a race condition, enabling an unauthorized user to gain elevated access. It is crucial to review and mitigate this issue to maintain the security of print management operations.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

printix-CVE-2022-25090
Created by ComparedArray

References

http://printix.com
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50812
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166242/Printix-Clien...
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EPSS Score

7% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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