OS Command Injection in Worry-Free Business Security and Apex One - CVE-2023-41179
Published: September 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80895
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41179
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the third-party AV uninstaller module shipped with the software. A local user can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Affected software
Worry-Free Business Security
Apex One
Apex One
How to mitigate CVE-2023-41179
Install updates from vendor's website.
Worry-Free Business Security - update to 10.0 SP1 Patch 2495
Apex One - update to SP1 b12380
Apex One - update to SP1 b12380