CVE-2023-6253

Saved Uninstall Key in Digital Guardian Agent Uninstaller

Severity Score

6.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A saved encryption key in the Uninstaller in Digital Guardian's Agent before version 7.9.4 allows a local attacker to retrieve the uninstall key and remove the software by extracting the uninstaller key from the memory of the uninstaller file.

Una clave de cifrado guardada en el desinstalador Digital Guardian Agent anterior a la versión 7.9.4 permite a un atacante local recuperar la clave de desinstalación y eliminar el software extrayendo la clave de desinstalación de la memoria del archivo de desinstalación.

The uninstaller in Fortra Digital Guardian Agent versions prior to 7.9.4 suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability. Additionally, the Agent Uninstaller handles sensitive data insecurely and caches the Uninstall key in memory. This key can be used to stop or uninstall the application. This allows a locally authenticated attacker with administrative privileges to disable the application temporarily or even remove the application from the system completely.

*Credits: J. Kruchem (SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab), B. Gründling (SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab), D. Hirschberger (SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab)

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 6.0

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-11-22 CVE Reserved
2023-11-22 CVE Published
2023-11-30 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-08-02 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-922: Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

CAPEC

CAPEC-37: Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.fortra.com/security	Product

URL	Date	SRC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175956/Fortra-Digital-Guardian-Agent-Uninstaller-Cross-Site-Scripting-UninstallKey-Cached.html	2024-08-02
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/14	2024-08-02
https://r.sec-consult.com/fortra	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fortra Search vendor "Fortra"		Digital Guardian Agent Search vendor "Fortra" for product "Digital Guardian Agent"				< 7.9.4 Search vendor "Fortra" for product "Digital Guardian Agent" and version " < 7.9.4"		-		Affected