NCP Secure Enterprise Client up to 13.9 Support Assistant uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in NCP Secure Enterprise Client up to 13.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Support Assistant. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-28872. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NCP Secure Enterprise Client up to 13.9. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Support Assistant. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 13.10 allows attackers to execute DLL files with SYSTEM privileges by creating a symbolic link from a %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\NcpSupport* location.

The weakness was published 12/25/2023 as usd-2022-0006. It is possible to read the advisory at herolab.usd.de. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-28872 since 03/27/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 13.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Secure Enterprise Client 13.10

Timelineinfo

03/27/2023 🔍
12/25/2023 +273 days 🔍
12/25/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2024 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: usd-2022-0006
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248975

Entryinfo

Created: 12/25/2023 08:42
Updated: 01/19/2024 07:11
Changes: 12/25/2023 08:42 (40), 01/19/2024 07:11 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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