// For flags

CVE-2018-20211

Exiftool 8.3.2.0 DLL Hijacking

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32.dll file into this new folder, aka DLL Hijacking. NOTE: 8.32 is an obsolete version from 2010 (9.x was released starting in 2012, and 10.x was released starting in 2015).

La versión 8.32 de ExifTool permite a los usuarios locales ganar privilegios creando una carpeta %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 con el nombre de una víctima y copiando un archivo troyano "ws32_32.dll" a esta nueva carpeta, también conocido como DLL Hijacking. NOTA: La 8.32 es una versión obsoleta del año 2010 (las 9.x se empezaron a distribuir en el 2012 y las 10x en el 2015).

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-12-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-12-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-25 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Exiftool Project
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Exiftool
Search vendor "Exiftool Project" for product "Exiftool"
8.32
Search vendor "Exiftool Project" for product "Exiftool" and version "8.32"
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Affected