CVE-2024-27903
OpenVPN Windows Plug-ins Arbitrary Load Vulnerability
Description
OpenVPN plug-ins on Windows with OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier could be loaded from any directory, which allows an attacker to load an arbitrary plug-in which can be used to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service.
INFO
Published Date :
July 8, 2024, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 9:05 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2024-27903.
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-2024-27903 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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europa.eu
Cyber Brief 24-09 - August 2024
Cyber Brief (August 2024)September 4, 2024 - Version: 1.0TLP:CLEARExecutive summaryWe analysed 249 open source reports for this Cyber Brief1.Relating to cyber policy and law enforcement, in Europe, th ... Read more
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security.nl
OpenVPN hekelt Microsoft over gebruik van term 'zero-days'
De makers van OpenVPN hebben uitgehaald naar Microsoft wegens het gebruik van de term 'zero-days' die in het veelgebruikte vpn-protocol aanwezig zouden zijn. OpenVPN behoort tot de meestgebruikte prot ... Read more
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Cyber Security News
Critical OpenVPN Vulnerabilities Expose Millions of Devices to RCE Attack
Microsoft researchers have recently uncovered multiple medium-severity vulnerabilities in OpenVPN, a widely used open-source VPN software. OpenVPN is used by thousands of companies across various indu ... Read more
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The Hacker News
Microsoft Reveals Four OpenVPN Flaws Leading to Potential RCE and LPE
Vulnerability / Network Security Microsoft on Thursday disclosed four medium-severity security flaws in the open-source OpenVPN software that could be chained to achieve remote code execution (RCE) an ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-27903 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903 Added Reference https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/ Added Reference https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07534.html -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903 No Types Assigned https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/ No Types Assigned https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07534.html No Types Assigned https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07534.html Mailing List Added CWE NIST CWE-434 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.10 *cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (excluding) 2.6.10 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description OpenVPN plug-ins on Windows with OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier could be loaded from any directory, which allows an attacker to load an arbitrary plug-in which can be used to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service. Added Reference OpenVPN Inc. https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenVPN Inc. https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/ [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenVPN Inc. https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07534.html [No types assigned] Added CWE OpenVPN Inc. CWE-283
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-27903 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-27903
weaknesses.