CVE-2023-32178

VIPRE Antivirus Plus TelFileTransfer Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
May 3, 2024
Updated
Sep 20, 2024
Reserved
May 3, 2023

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Description

VIPRE Antivirus Plus TelFileTransfer Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the TelFileTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19396.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.07.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hzdi

Weaknesses

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Antivirus PlusVIPRE
  • VIPRE Antivirus Plus v11.0.6.22Affected

References

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