PT-2023-30454 · Notepad++ · Notepad++

Published 2023-11-30 · Updated 2023-12-06 · CVE-2023-47452

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions notepad++ version 6.5

Description An Untrusted search path issue allows local users to gain escalated privileges through the msimg32.dll file in the current working directory.

Recommendations For notepad++ version 6.5, consider restricting access to the msimg32.dll file in the current working directory to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-47452

Affected Products

Notepad++

References · 6

• 🔥❌ https://github.com/xieqiang11/poc-1/tree/main · Exploit, Deleted
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47452 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47452 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/62547 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/61819 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1730329358265667853 · Twitter Post