7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-34642
KioWare for Windows File Dialog Box Spoofing
Description

KioWare for Windows through v8.33 was discovered to contain an incomplete blacklist filter for blocked dialog boxes on Windows 10. This issue can allow attackers to open a file dialog box via the function showDirectoryPicker() which can then be used to open an unprivileged command prompt.

INFO

Published Date :

June 19, 2023, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 12, 2024, 1:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-34642 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 Kioware kioware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2023-34642
    Added Reference https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/TBD-KIOWARE-002
    Added Reference https://www.kioware.com/versionhistory.aspx?pid=15
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2023-34642 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 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://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/TBD-KIOWARE-002 No Types Assigned https://github.com/huntergregal/CVE/tree/main/TBD-KIOWARE-002 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kioware.com/versionhistory.aspx?pid=15 No Types Assigned https://www.kioware.com/versionhistory.aspx?pid=15 Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kioware:kioware:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 8.33
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)

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

0.17930

percentile

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