Exposed dangerous method or function in ViewPower - CVE-2023-51577

 

Exposed dangerous method or function in ViewPower - CVE-2023-51577

Published: December 22, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84678
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-51577
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Voltronic Power
Affected software:
ViewPower

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to usage of a dangerous function within the setShutdown class. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

How to mitigate CVE-2023-51577

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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