WinZip up to 76.7 Mark-of-the-Web Protection protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WinZip up to 76.7. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Mark-of-the-Web Protection. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-8811. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WinZip up to 76.7. This affects an unknown code block of the component Mark-of-the-Web Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WinZip Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of WinZip. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of archive files. When opening an archive that bears the Mark-of-the-Web, WinZip removes the Mark-of-the-Web from the archive file. Following extraction, the extracted files also lack the Mark-of-the-Web. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-23983.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-8811 since 09/13/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 76.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WinZip 76.8

Timelineinfo

09/13/2024 🔍
09/17/2024 +4 days 🔍
09/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2025 +174 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-24-1234
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8811 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8811
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277821

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 23:14
Updated: 03/10/2025 01:30
Changes: 09/17/2024 23:14 (52), 01/04/2025 03:19 (24), 03/10/2025 01:30 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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