CVE-2022-44875 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

KioWare through 8.33 on Windows sets KioScriptingUrlACL.AclActions.AllowHigh for the about:blank origin, which allows attackers to obtain SYSTEM access via KioUtils.Execute in JavaScript code.

Published: 2023-03-06

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kioware:kioware:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-47805	KioWare through 8.33 on Windows sets KioScriptingUrlACL.AclActions.AllowHigh for the about:blank origin, which allows attackers to obtain SYSTEM access via KioUtils.Execute in JavaScript code.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01705.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/olnor18/writeup/tree/master/CVE/CVE-2022-44875
https://www.kioware.com/versionhistory.aspx?pid=15

History

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Kioware Kioware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-06T20:41:24.047Z

Reserved: 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-44875

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:01:31.462Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-06T05:15:11.703

Modified: 2025-03-06T21:15:12.760

Link: CVE-2022-44875

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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