CVE-2020-15264 HIGH

CVE-2020-15264: Privilege Escalation in Boxstarter

Vendor Chocolatey
Product boxstarter
Weakness CWE-668
Published October 20, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Boxstarter installer before version 2.13.0 configures C:\ProgramData\Boxstarter to be in the system-wide PATH environment variable. However, this directory is writable by normal, unprivileged users. To exploit the vulnerability, place a DLL in this directory that a privileged service is looking for. For example, WptsExtensions.dll When Windows starts, it'll execute the code in DllMain() with SYSTEM privileges. Any unprivileged user can execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The issue is fixed in version 3.13.0

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 20, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated