CVE-2023-32175
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-05-03T01:56:51.643Z
State: PUBLISHED
title: VIPRE Antivirus Plus Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
descriptions: value: VIPRE Antivirus Plus 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 Anti Malware Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-18899.
affected: vendor: VIPRE
product: Antivirus Plus
versions: version: 11.0.6.22
status: affected
defaultStatus: unknown
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-59
description: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
type: CWE
dateAssigned: 2023-05-03T15:16:43.201-05:00
datePublic: 2023-05-31T18:53:52.138-05:00
source: value: Dennis Herrmann (@dhn_)
metrics: format: CVSS
cvssV3_0: version: 3.0
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH