CVE-2018-16545 Code injection in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution in Kaizen Asset Manager and Training Manager by impersonating temporary files with malicious DLLs or executables.

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-2018-16545?

CVE-2018-16545 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 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

Kaizen Asset Manager (Enterprise Edition) and Training Manager (Enterprise Edition) allow a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution via file impersonation. For example, a malicious dynamic-link library (dll) assumed the identity of a temporary (tmp) file (isxdl.dll) and an executable file assumed the identity of a temporary file (996E.temp).

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16545?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Kzsoftware Asset Manager, Kzsoftware Training Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16545?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-16545 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16545 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2w6g-rjx6-85cp.

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