7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-29059
"3CX DesktopApp Malicious Code Injection Vulnerability"
Description

3CX DesktopApp through 18.12.416 has embedded malicious code, as exploited in the wild in March 2023. This affects versions 18.12.407 and 18.12.416 of the 3CX DesktopApp Electron Windows application shipped in Update 7, and versions 18.11.1213, 18.12.402, 18.12.407, and 18.12.416 of the 3CX DesktopApp Electron macOS application.

INFO

Published Date :

March 30, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-29059 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-2023-29059 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 3cx 3cx

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Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
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Born at : June 5, 2023, 7:22 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
95 stars 11 fork 11 watcher
Born at : Jan. 5, 2023, 2:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 133 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-29059 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-29059 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/506.html
    Added Reference https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/03/29/3cx-dll-sideloading-attack/
    Added Reference https://www.3cx.com/blog/news/desktopapp-security-alert/
    Added Reference https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/crowdstrike-detects-and-prevents-active-intrusion-campaign-targeting-3cxdesktopapp-customers/
    Added Reference https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/3cx-desktop-app-compromised
    Added Reference https://www.huntress.com/blog/3cx-voip-software-compromise-supply-chain-threats
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/506.html No Types Assigned https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/506.html Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/03/29/3cx-dll-sideloading-attack/ No Types Assigned https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/03/29/3cx-dll-sideloading-attack/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.3cx.com/blog/news/desktopapp-security-alert/ No Types Assigned https://www.3cx.com/blog/news/desktopapp-security-alert/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/crowdstrike-detects-and-prevents-active-intrusion-campaign-targeting-3cxdesktopapp-customers/ No Types Assigned https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/crowdstrike-detects-and-prevents-active-intrusion-campaign-targeting-3cxdesktopapp-customers/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/3cx-desktop-app-compromised No Types Assigned https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/3cx-desktop-app-compromised Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.huntress.com/blog/3cx-voip-software-compromise-supply-chain-threats No Types Assigned https://www.huntress.com/blog/3cx-voip-software-compromise-supply-chain-threats Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:3cx:3cx:18.11.1213:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:3cx:3cx:18.12.402:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:3cx:3cx:18.12.407:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:3cx:3cx:18.12.407:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:3cx:3cx:18.12.416:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:3cx:3cx:18.12.416:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/03/29/3cx-dll-sideloading-attack/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 3CX DesktopApp through 18.12.416 has embedded malicious code, as exploited in the wild in March 2023. This affects versions 18.12.407 and 18.12.416 of the Electron Windows application shipped in Update 7, and versions 18.11.1213, 18.12.402, 18.12.407, and 18.12.416 of the Electron macOS application. 3CX DesktopApp through 18.12.416 has embedded malicious code, as exploited in the wild in March 2023. This affects versions 18.12.407 and 18.12.416 of the 3CX DesktopApp Electron Windows application shipped in Update 7, and versions 18.11.1213, 18.12.402, 18.12.407, and 18.12.416 of the 3CX DesktopApp Electron macOS application.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/crowdstrike-detects-and-prevents-active-intrusion-campaign-targeting-3cxdesktopapp-customers/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.huntress.com/blog/3cx-voip-software-compromise-supply-chain-threats [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/3cx-desktop-app-compromised [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-29059 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-2023-29059 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.09 }} 0.03%

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