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    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).

    Published:Jan 2, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jan 2, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.00202
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Exiftool Project
    Product
    Exiftool

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exiftool-8.3.2.0-DLL-Hijacking.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exiftool-8.3.2.0-DLL-Hijacking.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High