Vulnerability in Wixtoolset Issues
CVE-2024-29188
WiX toolset lets developers create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. The custom action behind WiX's `RemoveFolderEx` functionality could allow a standard user to delete protected directories. `RemoveFolderEx` deletes an entire directory tree during installation or uninstallation. It does so by recursing every subdirectory starting at a specified directory and adding each subdirectory to the list of directories Windows Installer should delete. If the setup author instructed `RemoveFolderEx` to delete a per-user folder from a per-machine installer, an attacker could create a directory junction in that per-user folder pointing to a per-machine, protected directory. Windows Installer, when executing the per-machine installer after approval by an administrator, would delete the target of the directory junction. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.14.1 and 4.0.5.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wixtoolset Issues — versions < 3.14.1, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-29188?
- CVE-2024-29188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wixtoolset Issues, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2024-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2024-29188?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-29188 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.