5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-37378
NSIS Uninstaller Directory Access Control Vulnerability
Description

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 3.09 mishandles access control for an uninstaller directory.

INFO

Published Date :

July 3, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-37378 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 Nullsoft nullsoft_scriptable_install_system

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).

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-37378 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-37378 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OZPAAU57IA3NP6UOUXNBUQBAYK3JB2IM/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A65FBUMHLZ7GBV3VDKUB5EK3A7X2UUWK/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A65FBUMHLZ7GBV3VDKUB5EK3A7X2UUWK/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OZPAAU57IA3NP6UOUXNBUQBAYK3JB2IM/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A65FBUMHLZ7GBV3VDKUB5EK3A7X2UUWK/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OZPAAU57IA3NP6UOUXNBUQBAYK3JB2IM/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://sf.net/p/nsis/bugs/1296 No Types Assigned http://sf.net/p/nsis/bugs/1296 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/281e2851fe669d10e0650fc89d0e7fb74a598967 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/281e2851fe669d10e0650fc89d0e7fb74a598967 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/409b5841479c44fbf33a6ba97c1146e46f965467 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/409b5841479c44fbf33a6ba97c1146e46f965467 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/c40cf78994e74a1a3a381a850c996b251e3277c0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/c40cf78994e74a1a3a381a850c996b251e3277c0 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00005.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Docs/AppendixF.html#v3.09 No Types Assigned https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Docs/AppendixF.html#v3.09 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/news/2023/07/nsis-309-released/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/news/2023/07/nsis-309-released/ Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:nullsoft_scriptable_install_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.09
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00005.html [No Types Assigned]
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-2023-37378 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.

0.14 }} 0.02%

score

0.50702

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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