CVE-2018-17484
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLobby Track Desktop could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in Sample Database.mdb database while in kiosk mode. By using attack vectors outlined in kiosk breakout, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to view and edit the database.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLobby Track Desktop fails to properly restrict access to the Sample Database.mdb file while operating in kiosk mode. An attacker with local access can perform a kiosk breakout to bypass isolation controls and view/edit the Access database containing sensitive information.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.2.186CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Lobby Track Desktop is installedCheck for Lobby Track Desktop in installed programs (Add/Remove Programs on Windows) or look for its executable in Program Files directoriesAffected if Lobby Track Desktop is present on the system
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Determine the installed version of Lobby Track DesktopRight-click the Lobby Track executable, select Properties, and check the Version tab, or use the application's About/Help menu to view version informationAffected if Version is exactly 8.2.186
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Confirm kiosk mode is enabledCheck Lobby Track Desktop configuration settings or kiosk mode implementation to determine if kiosk isolation controls are activeAffected if Kiosk mode is enabled and isolation controls are in place
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Locate the Sample Database.mdb fileSearch for Sample Database.mdb in Lobby Track installation directories and any kiosk-accessible foldersAffected if Sample Database.mdb file exists in locations accessible from kiosk mode
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Verify access to the database file from kiosk contextAttempt to open or read the Sample Database.mdb file from within the kiosk mode environment to confirm accessibilityAffected if The database file can be viewed or modified from kiosk mode without proper isolation
You are affected if Lobby Track Desktop version 8.2.186 is installed with kiosk mode enabled and the Sample Database.mdb file is accessible from the kiosk environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRemove or relocate the Sample Database.mdb file from accessible kiosk mode locations and implement proper file system isolation to prevent database access in kiosk mode.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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