CVE-2024-24810 WiX is vulnerable to DLL redirection attacks that allow the attacker to escalate privileges

2024-02-0702:39:35

CWE-426

GitHub_M

www.cve.org

wix

dll redirection

privilege escalation

windows installer

temp folder

version 4.0.4

installer framework

8.2 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

21.7%

JSON

WiX toolset lets developers create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. The .be TEMP folder is vulnerable to DLL redirection attacks that allow the attacker to escalate privileges. This impacts any installer built with the WiX installer framework. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.4.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "wixtoolset",
    "product": "issues",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "<= 4.0.3",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]