SB20231212109 - Spoofing attack in Microsoft Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface)
Published: December 12, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20231212109
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36004)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface). A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack against the traffic passing between a domain controller and the target machine.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.