What is the severity of CVE-2023-28141?

The severity of CVE-2023-28141 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.3.

How does CVE-2023-28141 affect the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform?

CVE-2023-28141 affects the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform in versions before 4.8.0.31.

What is the impact of CVE-2023-28141?

The impact of CVE-2023-28141 is that attackers may write files to arbitrary locations and assume the privileges of the process, potentially leading to unauthorized actions.

How can I fix CVE-2023-28141?

To fix CVE-2023-28141, it is recommended to update the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform to version 4.8.0.31 or later.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-28141?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-28141 in the Qualys Security Advisories at https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-28141

medium

6.7

CWE

18/4/2023

28/4/2023

CVE-2023-28141

First published: Tue Apr 18 2023(Updated: )

An NTFS Junction condition exists in the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform in versions before 4.8.0.31. Attackers may write files to arbitrary locations via a local attack vector. This allows attackers to assume the privileges of the process, and they may delete or otherwise on unauthorized files, allowing for the potential modification or deletion of sensitive files limited only to that specific directory/file object. This vulnerability is bounded to the time of installation/uninstallation and can only be exploited locally. At the time of this disclosure, versions before 4.0 are classified as End of Life.

Credit: bugreport@qualys.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Qualys Cloud Agent	>=3.1.3.34<4.8.0.31

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https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28141?
The severity of CVE-2023-28141 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.3.
How does CVE-2023-28141 affect the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform?
CVE-2023-28141 affects the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform in versions before 4.8.0.31.
What is the impact of CVE-2023-28141?
The impact of CVE-2023-28141 is that attackers may write files to arbitrary locations and assume the privileges of the process, potentially leading to unauthorized actions.
How can I fix CVE-2023-28141?
To fix CVE-2023-28141, it is recommended to update the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform to version 4.8.0.31 or later.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-28141?
You can find more information about CVE-2023-28141 in the Qualys Security Advisories at https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/

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