Description
CCH Wolters Kluwer ProSystem fx Engagement (aka PFX Engagement) 7.1 and earlier uses weak permissions (Authenticated Users: Modify and Write) for the (1) Pfx.Engagement.WcfServices, (2) PFXEngDesktopService, (3) PFXSYNPFTService, and (4) P2EWinService service files in PFX Engagement\, which allows local users to obtain LocalSystem privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- CCH Wolters Kluwer PFX Engagement 7.1 - Local Privilege Escalation EDB-35395 · local · Nov 28, 2014
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