CVE-2024-30370 RARLAB WinRAR Mark-Of-The-Web Bypass Vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Mark-of-the-Web protections in WinRAR, allowing malicious files to execute without user warnings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-30370?

CVE-2024-30370 is a medium-severity vulnerability in RARLAB WinRAR, published on 2 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

RARLAB WinRAR Mark-Of-The-Web Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-Of-The-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must perform a specific action on a malicious page.

The specific flaw exists within the archive extraction functionality. A crafted archive entry can cause the creation of an arbitrary file without the Mark-Of-The-Web. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-23156.

Weakness: CWE-693

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30370?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rarlab Winrar.

How do I fix CVE-2024-30370?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-30370 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-30370 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30370 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w74v-5f39-6xgq.

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