NextBX QWAlerter 4.50 QWAlerter.exe unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in NextBX QWAlerter 4.50. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file QWAlerter.exe. Such manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-4991. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NextBX QWAlerter 4.50. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file QWAlerter.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/15/2023. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-4991. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.009.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/15/2023 🔍
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10/12/2023 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-4991 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239804
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2023 09:08 AM
Updated: 10/12/2023 09:40 AM
Changes: 09/15/2023 09:08 AM (38), 10/12/2023 09:38 AM (2), 10/12/2023 09:40 AM (27)
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Submitter: _Phx
Cache ID: 18:030:40

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