PDFescape Desktop up to 4.0.22 Installer Search Path untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PDFescape Desktop up to 4.0.22 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation as part of Search Path leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-9418. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PDFescape Desktop up to 4.0.22. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Installer. The manipulation as part of a Search Path leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of PDFescape Desktop version 4.0.22 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges and execute code via DLL hijacking.

The weakness was published 03/05/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.pdfescape.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9418 since 02/26/2020. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

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: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2020 🔍
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03/06/2020 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.pdfescape.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-9418 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150965

Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2020 10:52
Updated: 03/06/2020 10:57
Changes: 03/06/2020 10:52 (37), 03/06/2020 10:57 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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