VIPRE Antivirus Plus DeleteHistoryFile path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VIPRE Antivirus Plus. This vulnerability affects the function DeleteHistoryFile. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-32177. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in VIPRE Antivirus Plus (Anti-Malware Software) (version now known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function DeleteHistoryFile. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VIPRE Antivirus Plus DeleteHistoryFile Directory Traversal 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 DeleteHistoryFile method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19395.

The weakness was presented 06/01/2023. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-32177 since 05/03/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 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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• Anti-Malware Software

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• VIPRE

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• Antivirus Plus

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