Webroot AntiVirus/Endpoint Protection prior 9.0.35.17 on Windows WRSA.EXE privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Webroot AntiVirus and Endpoint Protection on Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file WRSA.EXE. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-7241. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Webroot AntiVirus and Endpoint Protection on Windows. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file WRSA.EXE. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege Escalation in WRSA.EXE in Webroot Antivirus 8.0.1X- 9.0.35.12 on Windows64 bit and 32 bit allows malicious software to abuse WRSA.EXE to delete arbitrary and protected files.

The weakness was published by Kolja Grassmann. It is possible to read the advisory at answers.webroot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-7241 since 01/25/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 9.0.35.17 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at webroot.com.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AntiVirus/Endpoint Protection 9.0.35.17

Timelineinfo

01/25/2024 🔍
05/01/2024 +96 days 🔍
05/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2025 +336 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: answers.webroot.com
Researcher: Kolja Grassmann
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-7241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-7241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-262775

Entryinfo

Created: 05/01/2024 20:28
Updated: 04/02/2025 14:20
Changes: 05/01/2024 20:28 (67), 04/02/2025 14:20 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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