7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-4900
Evernote Windows Untrusted Search Path Privilege Escalation
Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Evernote for Windows versions prior to 6.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

INFO

Published Date :

May 22, 2017, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4900 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Evernote evernote
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4900.

URL Resource
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000206 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93572 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://evernote.com/security/updates/#win Vendor Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN03251132/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000206 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93572 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://evernote.com/security/updates/#win Vendor Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN03251132/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4900 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93572 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93572 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://evernote.com/security/updates/#win No Types Assigned https://evernote.com/security/updates/#win Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000206 No Types Assigned http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000206 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN03251132/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN03251132/index.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-426
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:evernote:evernote:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93572 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.57 }} 0.08%

score

0.75218

percentile

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