7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-23740
DriverGenius Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

In DriverGenius 9.61.5480.28 there is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the driver wizard, attackers can use constructed programs to increase user privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 3, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-23740 has a 2 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-2020-23740 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 Drivergenius drivergenius
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-2020-23740.

URL Resource
http://www.drivergenius.com/ Product
https://github.com/y5s5k5/CVE-2020-23740 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/y5s5k5/POCtemp8 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/2438470 Third Party Advisory

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

Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 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-2020-23740 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-23740 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-862
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    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://www.drivergenius.com/ No Types Assigned http://www.drivergenius.com/ Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/y5s5k5/CVE-2020-23740 No Types Assigned https://github.com/y5s5k5/CVE-2020-23740 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/y5s5k5/POCtemp8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/y5s5k5/POCtemp8 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/2438470 No Types Assigned https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/2438470 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:drivergenius:drivergenius:9.61.5480.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2020-23740 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-23740 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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