Wibu CodeMeter Runtime up to 7.60c API privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wibu CodeMeter Runtime up to 7.60c. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component API. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-4701. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wibu CodeMeter Runtime up to 7.60c. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A Improper Privilege Management vulnerability through an incorrect use of privileged APIs in CodeMeter Runtime versions prior to 7.60c allow a local, low privileged attacker to use an API call for escalation of privileges in order gain full admin access on the host system.

The weakness was disclosed 09/13/2023 as VDE-2023-031. The advisory is shared for download at cert.vde.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-4701 since 09/01/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VDE-2023-031
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-4701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239672

Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2023 17:21
Changes: 09/13/2023 17:21 (49)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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