NCP Secure Enterprise Client up to 12.21 symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in NCP Secure Enterprise Client up to 12.21. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-28868. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NCP Secure Enterprise Client up to 12.21. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 12.22 allows attackers to delete arbitrary files on the operating system by creating a symbolic link.

The weakness was disclosed 12/09/2023 as usd-2022-0002. The advisory is shared for download at herolab.usd.de. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-28868 since 03/27/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 12.22 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-32488). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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: Secure Enterprise Client 12.22

Timelineinfo

03/27/2023 🔍
12/09/2023 +257 days 🔍
12/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/07/2025 +729 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: usd-2022-0002
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28868 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247332
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2023 08:17
Updated: 12/07/2025 19:08
Changes: 12/09/2023 08:17 (40), 01/01/2024 08:19 (11), 12/07/2025 19:08 (16)
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