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

github.com

wix vulnerability

dll redirection

privilege escalation

windows installer

CVSS3

8.2

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

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

poc

Automatable

Technical Impact

total

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.

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:firegiant:wix_toolset:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "firegiant",
    "product": "wix_toolset",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "3.14.0",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  },
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:firegiant:wix_toolset:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "firegiant",
    "product": "wix_toolset",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "4.0.0",
        "lessThan": "4.0.4",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  }
]