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Bitdefender SafePay openFile Arbitrary File Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Publication date: January 29th, 2019


CVE ID:
CVE-2019-6737
CVSS scrore:
8.8 - https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected vendors:
Bitdefender
Affected products:
Bitdefender SafePay
Vulnerability details:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender SafePay. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of TIScript. The issue lies in the handling of the openFile method, which allows for an arbitrary file write with attacker controlled data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability execute code in the context of the current process.

Additional details:
This issue was resolved in version 23.0.11.44.
Disclosure timeline:
2018-09-19 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2019-01-29 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit:
Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative