CVE-2020-13533 Privilege escalation in Dream Report
Attackers can escalate privileges by abusing weak permissions on registry-referenced binaries in the default configuration of Dream Report.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-13533?
CVE-2020-13533 is a critical vulnerability in Dream Report, published on 9 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Dream Report 5 R20-2. IIn the default configuration, the following registry keys, which reference binaries with weak permissions, can be abused by attackers to effectively ‘backdoor’ the installation files and escalate privileges when a new user logs in and uses the application.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13533?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dreamreport Dream Report.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13533?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13533 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-13533 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13533 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dream Report
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cv3j-xx9h-6hf5.