CVE-2003-1169 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can bypass DATEV Nutzungskontrolle access restrictions by modifying insecure registry keys, disabling the security control.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2003-1169?

CVE-2003-1169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

DATEV Nutzungskontrolle 2.1 and 2.2 has insecure write permissions for critical registry keys, which allows local users to bypass access restrictions by importing NukoInfo values in certain DATEV keys, which disables Nutzungskontrolle.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1169?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Datev Nutzungskontrolle.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-1169 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1169 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x5rr-h336-hq88.

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