CVE-2024-38177 Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38177 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-38177 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft App Installer, published on 13 Aug 2024. 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-2024-38177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft App Installer. 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-2024-38177/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38177/index.md)
Attackers can spoof the Windows App Installer, potentially bypassing security checks or misleading users about the application source.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38177?
CVE-2024-38177 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft App Installer, published on 13 Aug 2024. 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
Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38177?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft App Installer.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-38177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft App Installer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-877h-phh3-7f4r.