# CVE-2024-7325: IObit Driver Booster BPL VCL120.BPL uncontrolled search path

> Local attackers can exploit an uncontrolled search path in IObit Driver Booster to execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hw68-mw93-xgrg

## What is CVE-2024-7325?

CVE-2024-7325 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in IObit Driver Booster, published on 31 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in IObit Driver Booster 11.0.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library VCL120.BPL of the component BPL Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-273248. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7325?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Iobit Driver Booster.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7325?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7325 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7325 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7325 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7325 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in IObit Driver Booster, published on 31 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IObit Driver Booster. 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-2024-7325/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7325/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7325
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7325
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7325

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7325/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.