# CVE-2023-47113: DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in BleachBit for Windows

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious DLL in a specific directory, affecting BleachBit for Windows users.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j8jc-f6p7-55p8, openSUSE-SU-2025:15657-1

## What is CVE-2023-47113?

CVE-2023-47113 is a high-severity vulnerability in bleachbit, published on 8 Nov 2023. 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

BleachBit cleans files to free disk space and to maintain privacy. BleachBit for Windows up to version 4.4.2 is vulnerable to a DLL Hijacking vulnerability. By placing a DLL in the Folder c:\DLLs, an attacker can run arbitrary code on every execution of BleachBit for Windows. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.0.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47113?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `bleachbit` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 5.0.0-1.1 |

Products: Bleachbit Bleachbit.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47113?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2023-47113 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47113 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47113 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47113 is a high-severity vulnerability in bleachbit, published on 8 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47113 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: bleachbit. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47113/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47113/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47113
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47113
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47113

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47113/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.