Upwork Time Tracker 5.2.2.716 Update SHA256 privilege escalation

A vulnerability has been found in Upwork Time Tracker 5.2.2.716 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Update Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability (SHA256). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/22/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-12162. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at upwork.com.

Vendor

• Upwork

Name

• Time Tracker

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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Class: Privilege escalation / SHA256 (CWE-269)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: upwork.com

07/22/2019 Advisory disclosed
07/22/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/22/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateStatus: Unconfirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-12162 (🔒)

Created: 07/22/2019 01:39 PM
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Submitter: nathunandwani

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