CVE-2023-3842 (GCVE-0-2023-3842)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-23 03:31 – Updated: 2024-11-22 14:59
VLAI?
Title
Pointware EasyInventory Easy2W.exe unquoted search path
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Pointware EasyInventory 1.0.12.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file C:\Program Files (x86)\EasyInventory\Easy2W.exe. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The identifier VDB-235193 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
https://vuldb.com/?id.235193 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.235193 signature
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Pointware EasyInventory Affected: 1.0.12.0
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Credits
_Phx (VulDB User)
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