cve/2023/CVE-2023-6253.md

### [CVE-2023-6253](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-6253)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Digital%20Guardian%20Agent%20&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%207.9.4%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-922%20Insecure%20Storage%20of%20Sensitive%20Information&color=brighgreen)

### Description

A saved encryption key in the Uninstaller in Digital Guardian's Agent before version 7.9.4 allows a local attacker to retrieve the uninstall key and remove the software by extracting the uninstaller key from the memory of the uninstaller file.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175956/Fortra-Digital-Guardian-Agent-Uninstaller-Cross-Site-Scripting-UninstallKey-Cached.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/14
- https://r.sec-consult.com/fortra

#### Github
- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds