Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') Affecting falkTX/Cadence package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FALKTXCADENCE-5914924
  • published22 Sept 2023
  • disclosed22 Sept 2023
  • creditMatthias Gerstner

Introduced: 22 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-43783  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for falkTX/Cadence.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') due to the insecure /tmp/cadence-wineasio.reg Temporary File. an attacker can create or overwrite files by launching a symlink attack.

Note: This is only exploitable if certain kernel configurations are present, which could potentially allow for code injection into the Wine registry.

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