CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-3459

Improper Protection of Alternate Path

Published: May 14, 2024 | Modified: Feb 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.34) allows to escape the environment by downloading PDF files, which then by default are opened in an external PDF viewer. By using built-in functions of that viewer it is possible to launch a web browser, search through local files and, subsequently, launch any program with user privileges.

Weakness

The product does not sufficiently protect all possible paths that a user can take to access restricted functionality or resources.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Kioware Kioware * 8.34 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References