CVE-2020-15932 : Overwolf before 0.149.2.30 mishandles Symbolic Links during updates, causing ele

Overwolf before 0.149.2.30 mishandles Symbolic Links during updates, causing elevation of privileges.

Published 2020-07-24 17:15:14

Updated 2020-08-05 15:23:25

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2020-15932

Overwolf » Overwolf
Versions before (<) 0.149.2.30
cpe:2.3:a:overwolf:overwolf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.51%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 64 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
9.0	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C	8.0	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete
8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2020/ACTIVE-2020-005.md

Advisories/ACTIVE-2020-005.md at master · active-labs/Advisories · GitHub
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