KioWare up to 8.34 on Windows improper protection of alternate path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in KioWare up to 8.34 on Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper protection of alternate path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-3460. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KioWare up to 8.34 on Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper protection of alternate path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-424. The product does not sufficiently protect all possible paths that a user can take to access restricted functionality or resources. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.34) it is possible to exit this software and use other already opened applications utilizing a short time window before the forced automatic logout occurs. Then, by using some built-in function of these applications, one may launch any other programs.  In order to exploit this vulnerability external applications must be left running when the KioWare software is launched. Additionally, an attacker must know the PIN set for this Kioware instance and also slow down the application with some specific task which extends the usable time window.

The weakness was presented by Maksymilian Kubiak. The advisory is shared at cert.pl. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-3460 since 04/08/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper protection of alternate path
CWE: CWE-424
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

04/08/2024 🔍
05/09/2024 +31 days 🔍
05/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2025 +279 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cert.pl
Researcher: Maksymilian Kubiak
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-3460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-3460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263633

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2024 12:48
Updated: 02/12/2025 17:20
Changes: 05/09/2024 12:48 (60), 02/12/2025 17:20 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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