CVE-2021-35230

As a result of an unquoted service path vulnerability present in the Kiwi CatTools Installation Wizard, a local attacker could gain escalated privileges by inserting an executable into the path of the affected service or uninstall entry.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35230	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:kiwi_cattools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 Oct 2021, 01:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 7.2 v3 : 6.7
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:kiwi_cattools::::::::
References	~~(MISC) https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35230 -~~	(MISC) https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35230 - Vendor Advisory
CWE		CWE-22

22 Oct 2021, 12:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-10-22 12:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09

NVD link : CVE-2021-35230

Mitre link : CVE-2021-35230

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-35230

JSON object : View

Products Affected

solarwinds

kiwi_cattools

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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