CVE-2020-37254

Summary

Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the

Details

Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.

References

• http://download.wondershare.com/inst/pdfelement_setup_full1042.exe
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40535
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-pdfelement-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path
• https://www.wondershare.com/