SB2023110630 - Privilege escalation in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit
Published: November 6, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023110630
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32430)
CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path in WebKit. A local application can execute arbitrary code on the system with escalated privileges.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.