7.3
HIGH
CVE-2023-29444
Apache Software DLL Hijacking Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description

An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability (DLL hijacking) has been discovered that could allow a locally authenticated adversary to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. Alternatively, they could host a trojanized version of the software and trick victims into downloading and installing their malicious version to gain initial access and code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 10, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 19, 2024, 5:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-29444 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 Ptc thingworx_industrial_connectivity
2 Ptc kepware_kepserverex
3 Ptc thingworx_kepware_server
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-2023-29444.

URL Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528 Vendor 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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-29444 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-29444 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]

    Jan. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03 No Types Assigned https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528 No Types Assigned https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-427
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ptc:kepware_kepserverex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.2107.0 up to (including) 6.14.263.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_kepware_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.8 up to (including) 6.14.263.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_industrial_connectivity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (including) 8.5
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability (DLL hijacking) has been discovered that could allow a locally authenticated adversary to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. Alternatively, they could host a trojanized version of the software and trick victims into downloading and installing their malicious version to gain initial access and code execution.
    Added Reference Dragos, Inc. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-03 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Dragos, Inc. https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/cs399528 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Dragos, Inc. CWE-427
    Added CVSS V3.1 Dragos, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05738

percentile

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