Untrusted search path in RoboHelp - CVE-2021-21070
Published: April 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52186
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21070
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way the application handles inclusion of libraries. A local user can place a malicious file into the same directory as the file, associated with the application, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
RoboHelp
How to mitigate CVE-2021-21070
Install updates from vendor's website.
RoboHelp - update to 2020.0.4