CVE-2023-52271 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The wsftprm.sys kernel driver 2.0.0.0 in Topaz Antifraud allows low-privileged attackers to kill any (Protected Process Light) process via an IOCTL (which will be named at a later time).

Published: 2024-01-08

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:topazevolution:antifraud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-56944	The wsftprm.sys kernel driver 2.0.0.0 in Topaz Antifraud allows low-privileged attackers to kill any (Protected Process Light) process via an IOCTL (which will be named at a later time).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

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 0.00018.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://northwave-cybersecurity.com/vulnerability-notice-topaz-antifraud
https://www.topazevolution.com/en/antifraud/

History

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Topazevolution Antifraud

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-03T14:39:11.160Z

Reserved: 2023-12-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-52271

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:55:41.419Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-08T20:15:46.387

Modified: 2025-06-03T15:15:49.577

Link: CVE-2023-52271

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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