Intel GPA Software prior 2023.3 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Intel GPA Software. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-40071. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel GPA Software. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control in some Intel(R) GPA software installers before version 2023.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-40071 since 10/12/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 2023.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
CNA Vector (Intel Corporation): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GPA Software 2023.3

Timelineinfo

10/12/2023 🔍
05/17/2024 +218 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00831
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40071 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40071
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264692

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2024 06:56
Changes: 05/17/2024 06:56 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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