CVE-2024-42048 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can write to the installation directory, enabling DLL hijacking that leads to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-42048?

CVE-2024-42048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenOrange Business Framework version 1.15.5 installs to a directory with overly permissive access control, allowing all authenticated users to write to the installation path. In combination with the application's behavior of loading DLLs from this location, this allows for DLL hijacking and may result in arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42048?

How do I fix CVE-2024-42048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-42048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qcm4-xfwp-vp6c.

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