Is CVE-2018-12989 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-12989 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-12989?

CVE-2018-12989 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-12989?

CVE-2018-12989 has an EPSS score of 0.31% (23th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12989?

Upgrade console 8 to 2018-06-26 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-12989

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.

CWE-281

How to fix

Remediation Available

console 8NVD

Affected:< 2018-06-26Fixed in:2018-06-26CVE-2018-12989derived from NVD

iqsystem 7NVD

Affected:< 2018-06-26Fixed in:2018-06-26CVE-2018-12989derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

certiport.pearsonvue.com

Mitigation1

computeco.de

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-281 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-8543	Critical	9.8	74%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-0233	High	7.5	69%	-	-
CVE-2017-8589	Critical	9.8	26%	-	-
CVE-2021-33990	Critical	9.8	12%	-	-
CVE-2017-8563	High	8.1	7.2%	-	-
CVE-2017-8578	High	7.8	6.5%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.