Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel Quartus Prime Pro and Standard Editions

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU69310

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27187

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled search path element, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Quartus Prime Pro: before 22.1

Intel Quartus Prime Standard: before 21.1 Patch 0.02std

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:intel:intel_quartus_prime_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:intel:intel_quartus_prime_standard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00659.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU69311

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27233

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Quartus Prime Pro: before 22.1

Intel Quartus Prime Standard: before 21.1 Patch 0.02std

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:intel:intel_quartus_prime_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:intel:intel_quartus_prime_standard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00659.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.