Intel Unite Cloud Service Client: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2020.3996
                 Intel Unite Cloud Service Client Advisory
                             11 November 2020

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Intel Unite Cloud Service Client
Publisher:         Intel
Operating System:  Windows
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:     Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-12331  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00418.html

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Intel ID:                 INTEL-SA-00418
Advisory Category:        Software
Impact of vulnerability : Information Disclosure
Severity rating :         HIGH
Original release:         11/10/2020
Last revised:             11/10/2020

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel Unite Cloud Service client may
allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate
this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-12331

Description: Improper access controls in Intel Unite(R) Cloud Service client
before version 4.2.12212 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable
escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel Unite Cloud Service client before version 4.2.12212.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel Unite App to version 4.2.12212 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: https://
downloadcenter.intel.com/product/89294/Intel-Unite-app

Acknowledgements:

This issue was found internally by Intel.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice
called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is
generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.

Revision History

Revision    Date      Description
1.0      11/10/2020 Initial Release

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