Faronics vulnerabilities
We track 11 vulnerabilities in Faronics products across 5 products. 11 are rated high or critical, and none are known to be exploited. The most recent was published on June 24, 2024.
Latest Faronics vulnerabilities
- 9.1 Critical severity
WINSelect (Standard + Enterprise): Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
The decrypted configuration file contains the password in cleartext which is used to configure WINSelect. It can be used to remove the existing restrictions and disable WINSelect entirely.
- 7.5 High severity
WINSelect (Standard + Enterprise): Use of Hard-coded Credentials
The configuration file is encrypted with a static key derived from a static five-character password which allows an attacker to decrypt this file. The application hashes this five-character password with the outdated and broken MD5 algorithm (no salt) and uses
- 7.7 High severity
WINSelect (Standard + Enterprise): Incorrect Default Permissions
The application Faronics WINSelect (Standard + Enterprise) saves its configuration in an encrypted file on the file system which "Everyone" has read and write access to, path to file: C:\ProgramData\WINSelect\WINSelect.wsd The path for the affected WINSelect E
- 7.8 High severity
Deep Freeze Server Standard: Unquoted Search Path or Element
A search path or unquoted item vulnerability in Faronics Deep Freeze Server Standard, which affects versions 8.30.020.4627 and earlier. This vulnerability affects the DFServ.exe file. An attacker with local user privileges could exploit this vulnerability to r
- 8.8 High severity
Insight: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. An unauthenticated attacker is able to upload any type of file to any location on the Teacher Console's computer, enabling a variety of different exploitation paths including code execution. It
- 7.4 High severity
Insight: Incorrect Authorization
An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. By abusing the Insight UDP broadcast discovery system, an attacker-controlled artificial Student Console can connect to and attack a Teacher Console even after Enhanced Security Mode has been e
- 8.8 High severity
Insight: Origin Validation Error
An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. It is possible for an attacker to create a crafted program that functions similarly to the Teacher Console. This can compel Student Consoles to connect and put themselves at risk automatically.
- 7.4 High severity
Insight: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. A suitably positioned attacker could perform a man-in-the-middle attack on either a connected student or teacher, enabling them to intercept student keystrokes or modify executable files being
- 9.6 Critical severity
Insight: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. It is possible for an attacker to create a proof-of-concept script that functions similarly to a Student Console, providing unauthenticated attackers with the ability to exploit XSS vulnerabili
- 7.3 High severity
Insight: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. It is possible for a remote attacker to communicate with the private API endpoints exposed at /login, /consoleSettings, /console, etc. despite Virtual Host Routing being used to block this acce
- 7.1 High severity
Insight: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. The Insight Teacher Console application allows unauthenticated attackers to view constantly updated screenshots of student desktops and to submit falsified screenshots on behalf of students. At