CVE-2020-9418

CVSS V2 Medium 4.4 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
An untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of PDFescape Desktop version 4.0.22 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges and execute code via DLL hijacking.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2020-9418
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2020-03-05T16:15:12
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-03-05T23:42:36
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:redsoftware:pdfescape:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.0.22
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://support.pdfescape.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039586551 Vendor Advisory
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:48:16 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 12:08:56 2020-03-05T16:15Z 2020-03-05T16:15:12 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 12:08:56 2020-03-05T23:42:36 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 12:08:56 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated