VX Search 13.8/14.7 unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VX Search 13.8/14.7. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes unquoted search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-24671. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VX Search 13.8/14.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VX Search v13.8 and v14.7 was discovered to contain an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands at elevated privileges via a crafted executable file.

The weakness was published 03/16/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at medium.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-24671 since 01/30/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574.009 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 EUVD (EUVD-2023-28682). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

01/30/2023 🔍
03/16/2023 +45 days 🔍
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10/25/2025 +954 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 171300
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-24671 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-24671
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223195
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2023 13:42
Updated: 10/25/2025 23:21
Changes: 03/16/2023 13:42 (35), 04/08/2023 14:37 (1), 10/25/2025 23:21 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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