Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2023-22947
Insecure folder permissions in the Windows installation path of Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) before 3.4.1 allow an unprivileged local attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via DLL planting in the service executable's folder. This occurs because the installation goes under C:\opt (rather than C:\Program Files) by default. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that "We consider the ACLs a best effort thing" and "it was a documentation mistake."
EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Shibboleth Service_provider
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-22947?
- CVE-2023-22947 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-22947?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-22947 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.