CVE-2016-10717 Information

Description

A vulnerability in the encryption and permission implementation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware consumer version 2.2.1 and prior (fixed in 3.0.4) allows an attacker to take control of the whitelisting feature (exclusions.dat under SYSTEMDRIVE\ProgramData) to permit execution of unauthorized applications including malware and malicious websites. Files blacklisted by Malwarebytes Malware Protect can be executed and domains blacklisted by Malwarebytes Web Protect can be reached through HTTP.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690 https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/ https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc- https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8