CVE-2018-0552 Privilege escalation in The installer of PhishWall Client Firefox and Chrome edition for Windows
An attacker can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the PhishWall Client installer due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0552?
CVE-2018-0552 is a high-severity vulnerability in SecureBrain Corporation The installer of PhishWall Client Firefox and Chrome edition for Windows, published on 22 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of PhishWall Client Firefox and Chrome edition for Windows Ver. 5.1.26 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Securebrain Phishwall Client.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SecureBrain Corporation The installer of PhishWall Client Firefox and Chrome edition for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6h4-4p42-xj53.