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A vulnerability was found in Nik Software Inc Nik Sharpener Pro 2.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Nik Sharpener Pro, possibly 2.0, uses world-writable permissions for plug-in files, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing a plug-in with a Trojan horse.
The weakness was shared 04/02/2008 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1638 since 04/02/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (41535).
Product
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
02/09/2008 🔍04/02/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 🔍
11/14/2017 🔍
Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-1638 (🔍)
X-Force: 41535 - Nik Sharpener Pro plugin insecure permissions
SecurityFocus: 27707 - Nik Sharpener Pro Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 29586
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 11/14/2017 13:46
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (49), 11/14/2017 13:46 (5)
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