CVE-2020-15264 - OpenCVE

The Boxstarter installer before version 2.13.0 configures C:\ProgramData\Boxstarter to be in the system-wide PATH environment variable. However, this directory is writable by normal, unprivileged users. To exploit the vulnerability, place a DLL in this directory that a privileged service is looking for. For example, WptsExtensions.dll When Windows starts, it'll execute the code in DllMain() with SYSTEM privileges. Any unprivileged user can execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The issue is fixed in version 3.13.0

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Chocolatey	Boxstarter

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:chocolatey:boxstarter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/chocolatey/boxstarter/commit/67e320491813550b48900e87105a34ceefdcf633
https://github.com/chocolatey/boxstarter/security/advisories/GHSA-rpgx-h675-r3jf
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/208577

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2020-10-20T20:25:17

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:15:19.037Z

Reserved: 2020-06-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-15264

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-10-20T21:15:12.633

Modified: 2020-10-30T22:32:46.607

Link: CVE-2020-15264

Redhat

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