Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless for Bluetooth(R) + High Speed 15.1.0.0096 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

EDB-ID:

40583

CVE:

N/A


Author:

Joey Lane

Type:

local


Platform:

Windows

Date:

2016-10-19


# Exploit Title: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless for Bluetooth(R) + High Speed - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
# Date: 10/19/2016
# Exploit Author: Joey Lane
# Version: 15.1.0.0096
# Tested on: Windows 7 Professional

The Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless for Bluetooth(R) + High Speed service is installed with an unquoted service path.  
This enables a local privilege escalation vulnerability.
To exploit this vulnerability, a local attacker can insert an executable file in the path of the service.  
Rebooting the system or restarting the service will run the malicious executable with elevated privileges.
This was tested on version 15.1.0.0096, but other versions may be affected as well.


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C:\>sc qc AMPPALR3

[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS



SERVICE_NAME: AMPPALR3

        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS

        START_TYPE         : 2   AUTO_START  (DELAYED)

        ERROR_CONTROL      : 1   NORMAL

        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : C:\Program Files\Intel\BluetoothHS\BTHSAmpPalService.exe

        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :

        TAG                : 0

        DISPLAY_NAME       : Intelr Centrinor Wireless Bluetoothr + High Speed Service

        DEPENDENCIES       :

        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem

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EXAMPLE:

Using the BINARY_PATH_NAME listed above as an example, an executable named
"Program.exe" could be placed in "C:\", and it would be executed as the
Local System user next time the service was restarted.