CVE-2018-20211

ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32.dll file into this new folder, aka DLL Hijacking. NOTE: 8.32 is an obsolete version from 2010 (9.x was released starting in 2012, and 10.x was released starting in 2015).

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exiftool-8.3.2.0-DLL-Hijacking.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:exiftool_project:exiftool:8.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-01-02 18:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-20211

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20211

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-20211

JSON object : View

Products Affected

exiftool_project

exiftool

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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