Is CVE-2023-49147 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-49147 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-49147?

CVE-2023-49147 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-49147?

CVE-2023-49147 has an EPSS score of 0.48% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49147?

Upgrade pdf24 creator to 11.15.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-49147

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in PDF24 Creator 11.14.0. The configuration of the msi installer file was found to produce a visible cmd.exe window when using the repair function of msiexec.exe. This allows an unprivileged local attacker to use a chain of actions (e.g., an oplock on faxPrnInst.log) to open a SYSTEM cmd.exe.

How to fix

Remediation Available

pdf24 creatorNVD

Affected:< 11.15.2Fixed in:11.15.2CVE-2023-49147derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.