CVE-2018-20211

ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32.dll file into this new folder, aka DLL Hijacking. NOTE: 8.32 is an obsolete version from 2010 (9.x was released starting in 2012, and 10.x was released starting in 2015).

CVSS v3.0

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 70th percentile

Published

2019-01-02

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exiftool-8.3.2.0-DLL-Hijacking.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-20201
• CVE-2018-20218
• CVE-2018-20200
• CVE-2018-20219
• CVE-2018-20199
• CVE-2018-20220