CVE-2024-36495 Read/Write Permissions for Everyone on Configuration File
Local attackers can read or modify the encrypted configuration file due to overly permissive file system permissions on the Everyone group.
- 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-2024-36495?
CVE-2024-36495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Faronics WINSelect (Standard + Enterprise), published on 24 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The application Faronics WINSelect (Standard + Enterprise) saves its configuration in an encrypted file on the file system which "Everyone" has read and write access to, path to file:
C:\ProgramData\WINSelect\WINSelect.wsd
The path for the affected WINSelect Enterprise configuration file is:
C:\ProgramData\Faronics\StorageSpace\WS\WINSelect.wsd
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36495?
How do I fix CVE-2024-36495?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-36495 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-36495 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3g4h-66cq-c8vg.