AppsAnywhere Client up to 2.0.0 on macOS Privileged Helper sensitive information in resource not removed before reuse

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AppsAnywhere Client up to 2.0.0 on macOS and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Privileged Helper. Such manipulation leads to sensitive information in resource not removed before reuse. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-41138. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AppsAnywhere Client up to 2.0.0 on macOS. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Privileged Helper. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sensitive information in resource not removed before reuse vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-226. The product releases a resource such as memory or a file so that it can be made available for reuse, but it does not clear or "zeroize" the information contained in the resource before the product performs a critical state transition or makes the resource available for reuse by other entities. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The AppsAnywhere macOS client-privileged helper can be tricked into executing arbitrary commands with elevated permissions by a local user process.

The weakness was disclosed 11/09/2023 by Gaelan Steele. The advisory is shared for download at docs.appsanywhere.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-41138 since 08/23/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 1.6.1, 2.0.1 or 2.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sensitive information in resource not removed before reuse
CWE: CWE-226 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Client 1.6.1/2.0.1/2.2.0

Timelineinfo

08/23/2023 🔍
11/09/2023 +78 days 🔍
11/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2024 +300 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.appsanywhere.com
Researcher: Gaelan Steele
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-244892

Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2023 16:36
Updated: 09/04/2024 16:46
Changes: 11/09/2023 16:36 (51), 12/05/2023 16:24 (9), 09/04/2024 16:46 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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