CVE-2023-47039
"Perl for Windows Windows Shell Hijacking Vulnerability"
Description
A vulnerability was found in Perl. This security issue occurs while Perl for Windows relies on the system path environment variable to find the shell (`cmd.exe`). When running an executable that uses the Windows Perl interpreter, Perl attempts to find and execute `cmd.exe` within the operating system. However, due to path search order issues, Perl initially looks for cmd.exe in the current working directory. This flaw allows an attacker with limited privileges to place`cmd.exe` in locations with weak permissions, such as `C:\ProgramData`. By doing so, arbitrary code can be executed when an administrator attempts to use this executable from these compromised locations.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 2, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 28, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Cybersecurity News
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-47039 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 28, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://perldoc.perl.org/perl5382delta#CVE-2023-47039-Perl-for-Windows-binary-hijacking-vulnerability [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 08, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0005/ [No types assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 08, 2024
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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47039 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47039 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746 Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249525 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249525 Issue Tracking Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.32.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 02, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A vulnerability was found in Perl. This security issue occurs while Perl for Windows relies on the system path environment variable to find the shell (`cmd.exe`). When running an executable that uses the Windows Perl interpreter, Perl attempts to find and execute `cmd.exe` within the operating system. However, due to path search order issues, Perl initially looks for cmd.exe in the current working directory. This flaw allows an attacker with limited privileges to place`cmd.exe` in locations with weak permissions, such as `C:\ProgramData`. By doing so, arbitrary code can be executed when an administrator attempts to use this executable from these compromised locations. Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47039 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249525 [No types assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122 Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-47039 is
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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
0.05737
percentile