VDB-337669 · CVE-2023-53949 · Exploit 51380

AspEmail up to 5.6.0.2 Persits Software EmailAgent Service permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in AspEmail up to 5.6.0.2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Persits Software EmailAgent Service. This manipulation causes permission assignment. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-53949. The attack can only be executed locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AspEmail up to 5.6.0.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Persits Software EmailAgent Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

AspEmail 5.6.0.2 contains a binary permission vulnerability that allows local users to escalate privileges through the Persits Software EmailAgent service. Attackers can exploit full write permissions in the BIN directory to replace the service executable and gain elevated system access.

The weakness was shared by Zer0fault as 51380. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-53949 since 12/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (51380). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

AspEmail

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/16/2025 CVE reserved
12/19/2025 +3 days Advisory disclosed
12/19/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/19/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 51380
Researcher: Zer0fault
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-53949 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-53949
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337669
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2025 23:03
Changes: 12/19/2025 23:03 (78)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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