CVE-2022-23104 WIN-911 2021 Incorrect Default Permissions

Medium 5.6 Published Updated

A local attacker can write malicious DLLs to the Operator Workspace directory to escalate privileges to the user running WIN-911.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-23104?

CVE-2022-23104 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WIN-911, published on 24 Feb 2022. 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

WIN-911 2021 R1 and R2 are vulnerable to a permissions misconfiguration that may allow an attacker to locally write files to the program Operator Workspace directory, which holds DLL files and executables. A low-privilege attacker could write a malicious DLL file to the Operator Workspace directory to achieve privilege escalation and the permissions of the user running the program.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23104?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Win-911 Win-911 2021 R1, Win-911 Win-911 2021 R2.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23104?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-23104 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23104 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x85m-xr96-xfjp.

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