VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer link following

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in VIPRE Antivirus Plus. Affected by this issue is the function FPQuarTransfer. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-32179. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in VIPRE Antivirus Plus (Anti-Malware Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function FPQuarTransfer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19397.

The weakness was released 06/01/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-32179 since 05/03/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2024).

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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• Anti-Malware Software

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• VIPRE

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• Antivirus Plus

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