SYSTEM code execution via unsecured OpenSSL configuration
Published May 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Uncontrolled search path handling in 3CX Phone System version 18 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. The Windows service loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location instead of a protected configuration path. Low-privileged code execution on the host is required, and successful exploitation grants SYSTEM-context code execution.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path handling in 3CX Phone System version 18 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. The Windows service loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location instead of a protected configuration path. Low-privileged code execution on the host is required, and successful exploitation grants SYSTEM-context code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-27362
- Published
- May 3, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- 3CX
- Product
- 3CX Phone System
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=18
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