CVE-2024-37742 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Insecure Access Control in Safe Exam Browser (SEB) = 3.5.0 on Windows. The vulnerability allows an attacker to share clipboard data between the SEB kiosk mode and the underlying system, compromising exam integrity. By exploiting this flaw, an attacker can bypass exam controls and gain an unfair advantage during exams.

Published: 2024-06-25

Score: 8.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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 Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00471.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Eteblue/CVE-2024-37742
https://youtu.be/SOm0Hgny_3U

History

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Subscriptions

Ethz Safe Exam Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:57:39.751Z

Reserved: 2024-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-37742

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-07-09T18:03:36.213Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-06-25T22:15:35.183

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-37742

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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