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GHSA-W9QM-5WJH-3M5X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-30 15:30 – Updated: 2023-11-30 15:30

Details

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NotePad++ up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The identifier VDB-246421 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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  },
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  "modified": "2023-11-30T15:30:25Z",
  "published": "2023-11-30T15:30:25Z",
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    },
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    },
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    }
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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CVE-2023-6401 (GCVE-0-2023-6401)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-30 14:31 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:28

Summary

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE

CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Assigner

VulDB

References

URL

Tags

	https://vuldb.com/?id.246421	vdb-entry
	https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246421	signaturepermissions-required

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	NotePad++	Affected: 8.0 Affected: 8.1

Credits

tfhm (VulDB User)

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2023-6401 (GCVE-0-2023-6401)

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