CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-20211

ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%par-%username%cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32.dll file into this new folder, aka DLL Hijacking. NOTE: 8.32 is an obsolete version from 2010 (9.x was released starting in 2012, and 10.x was released starting in 2015).

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44 Exploit Mailing List
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exiftool-8.3.2.0-DLL-Hijacking.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:exiftool_project:exiftool:8.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-01-02 06:29

Updated : 2019-01-11 08:05

NVD link : CVE-2018-20211

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20211

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-427