7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-7643
Proxifier Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Proxifier for Mac before 2.19 allows local users to gain privileges via the first parameter to the KLoader setuid program.

INFO

Published Date :

April 14, 2017, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 15, 2021, 8:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7643 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7643 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 Proxifier proxifier
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-2017-7643.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/54 Mailing List Technical Description Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177643-local-root-privesc-in-proxifier-for-mac--218.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41854/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 28, 2023, 12:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

macOS Privilege Escalation ;)

Python

Updated: 7 months ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 21, 2020, 11:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

macOS Privilege Escalation Helper

Python

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
137 stars 24 fork 24 watcher
Born at : Feb. 26, 2019, 2:13 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7643 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7643 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/54 Technical Description, VDB Entry http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/54 Mailing List, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41854/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41854/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:proxifier:proxifier_for_mac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.18 OR *cpe:2.3:a:proxifier:proxifier:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.19
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41854/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/54 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/54 Technical Description, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177643-local-root-privesc-in-proxifier-for-mac--218.html No Types Assigned https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177643-local-root-privesc-in-proxifier-for-mac--218.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:proxifier:proxifier_for_mac:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7643 is associated with the following CWEs:

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.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24693

percentile

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