#VU6814 DDL injection in Acunetix
Published: May 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6814
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Acunetix
Acunetix
Software vendor:
Acunetix
Acunetix
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to uncontrolled search path element when loading 'python3.dll' from 'C:\DLLs\'. A local attacker can load a specially crafted DLL file from 'C:\DLLs\' and execute the file with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
The weakness exists due to uncontrolled search path element when loading 'python3.dll' from 'C:\DLLs\'. A local attacker can load a specially crafted DLL file from 'C:\DLLs\' and execute the file with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
Remediation
Update to version 11.0.170941159.