Privilege escalation in VLC Media Player uninstaller



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-46814
CWE-ID CWE-426
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 VLC Media Player
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor VideoLAN

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU82696

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46814

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path when uninstalling the application. A local user can place a malicious binary into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VLC Media Player: 0.1.99d - 3.0.18

CPE2.3 External links

https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/raw/3.0.x/NEWS#3.0.19


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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