CVE-2023-53937
Hubstaff 1.6.13 and 1.6.14 DLL Search Order Hijacking via wow64log Library
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Dec 18, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 16, 2025
Description
Hubstaff 1.6.13 and 1.6.14 contain a DLL search order hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to replace a missing system32 wow64log.dll with a malicious library. Attackers can generate a custom DLL using Metasploit and place it in the system32 directory to obtain a reverse shell during application startup.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
HubstaffHubstaff |
|
References
- ExploitDB-51461exploit
- Official Product Homepagevendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Hubstaff 1.6.14 DLL Search Order Hijacking via wow64log Librarythird-party-advisory
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