Advisory Details

November 14th, 2023

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt Uncontrolled Search Path Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-23-1595
ZDI-CAN-21540

CVE ID CVE-2023-44437
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Ashlar-Vellum
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Cobalt
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of various file types. The process loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Fixed in version 12.0.1204.78


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-08-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-11-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Sean de Regge
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