PT-2023-16994 · Unknown · Watchdog Anti-Virus

Zeze7W · Published 2023-03-17 · Updated 2024-05-17 · CVE-2023-1453

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Watchdog Anti-Virus version 1.4.214.0

Description A critical issue has been found, affecting the function in the library wsdk-driver.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler, leading to improper access controls. The manipulation requires a local attack. The issue has been publicly disclosed and may be exploited.

Recommendations For Watchdog Anti-Virus version 1.4.214.0, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the IoControlCode Handler component until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1453

Affected Products

Watchdog Anti-Virus

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1453 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ivMk1uVAvPCCAxqiD2BW9gD1TsktQkpi/view · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1453 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1453 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46372 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223298 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46366 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/60229 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.223298 · Note