WiX is vulnerable to DLL redirection attacks that allow the attacker to escalate privileges (wixtoolset issues)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.24 % · percentile 14 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
WiX toolset lets developers create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. The .be TEMP folder is vulnerable to DLL redirection attacks that allow the attacker to escalate privileges. This impacts any installer built with the WiX installer framework. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.4.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-7wh2-wxc7-9ph5 — WiX Toolset's .be TEMP folder is vulnerable to DLL redirection attacks that allow the attacker to escalate privileges
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-0564
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-24810
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:firegiant:wix_toolset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 3.14.0cpe:2.3:a:firegiant:wix_toolset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0.0 < 4.0.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| wixtoolset · issues | affected <= 4.0.3 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |