WiX based installers are vulnerable to binary hijack when run as SYSTEM (wixtoolset issues)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.46 % · percentile 40 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
WiX toolset lets developers create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. When a bundle runs as SYSTEM user, Burn uses GetTempPathW which points to an insecure directory C:\Windows\Temp to drop and load multiple binaries. Standard users can hijack the binary before it's loaded in the application resulting in elevation of privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.14.1 and 4.0.5.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-rf39-3f98-xr7r — WiX based installers are vulnerable to binary hijack when run as SYSTEM
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-1002
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-29187
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0489 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Microsoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| wixtoolset · issues | affected < 3.14.1 ; affected >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5 |
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 |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| 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 |