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CVE-2023-37378

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

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

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00299
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
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Affected Products & Versions

1
nullsoft scriptable install system<= 3.09
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Jul 2023 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

2
siemens-csafSSA-116172
cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2023-icsa-23-222-02
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References & Sources

10
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://sf.net/p/nsis/bugs/1296Issue TrackingPermissions Required
https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/281e2851fe669d10e0650fc89d0e7fb74a598967Patch
https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/409b5841479c44fbf33a6ba97c1146e46f965467Patch
https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/c40cf78994e74a1a3a381a850c996b251e3277c0Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00005.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A65FBUMHLZ7GBV3VDKUB5EK3A7X2UUWK/
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