CVE-2023-48387

TAIWAN-CA(TWCA) JCICSecurityTool fails to check the source website and access locations when executing multiple Registry-related functions. In the scenario where a user is using the JCICSecurityTool and has completed identity verification, if the user browses a malicious webpage created by an attacker, the attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read or modify any registry file under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, thereby achieving remote code execution.

Weakness

The product establishes a communication channel to handle an incoming request that has been initiated by an actor, but it does not properly verify that the request is coming from the expected origin.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

• Use a mechanism that can validate the identity of the source, such as a certificate, and validate the integrity of data to ensure that it cannot be modified in transit using an Adversary-in-the-Middle (AITM) attack.
• When designing functionality of actions in the URL scheme, consider whether the action should be accessible to all mobile applications, or if an allowlist of applications to interface with is appropriate.

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/500.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/594.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/595.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/596.html

References

• https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-7602-a47a2-1.html