CVE-2023-49147 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in PDF24 Creator 11.14.0. The configuration of the msi installer file was found to produce a visible cmd.exe window when using the repair function of msiexec.exe. This allows an unprivileged local attacker to use a chain of actions (e.g., an oplock on faxPrnInst.log) to open a SYSTEM cmd.exe.

Published: 2023-12-19

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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:pdf24:pdf24_creator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0008.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176206/PDF24-Creator-11.15.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/18
https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/local-privilege-escalation-via-msi-installer-in-pdf24-creator-geek-software-gmbh/

History

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Subscriptions

Pdf24 Pdf24 Creator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:46:29.100Z

Reserved: 2023-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-49147

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-19T23:15:07.903

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:35:28.230

Link: CVE-2023-49147

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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