ExifTool prior 12.38 lib/Image/ExifTool.pm Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability was found in ExifTool. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library lib/Image/ExifTool.pm. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check.

The weakness was presented 01/25/2022 as 74dbab1d2766d6422bb05b033ac6634bf8d1f582. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-23935 since 01/25/2022. The attack can only be done within the local network. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 12.38 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 74dbab1d2766d6422bb05b033ac6634bf8d1f582 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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ExifTool

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined
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