cvelist/2022/32xxx/CVE-2022-32168.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "vulnerabilitylab@whitesourcesoftware.com",
        "ID": "CVE-2022-32168",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "Sep 21, 2022, 12:00:00 AM",
        "TITLE": "notepad-plus-plus - DLL Hijacking "
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "notepad-plus-plus",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "notepad-plus-plus",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "v8.3",
                                            "version_affected": ">="
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "v8.4.4",
                                            "version_affected": "<="
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "credit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Mend Vulnerability Research Team (MVR)"
        }
    ],
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "Notepad++ versions 8.4.1 and before are vulnerable to DLL hijacking where an attacker can replace the vulnerable dll (UxTheme.dll) with his own dll and run arbitrary code in the context of Notepad++."
            }
        ]
    },
    "generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "version": 3.1,
            "baseScore": 6.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"
        }
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168",
                "name": "https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32168"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051e",
                "name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/85d7215d9b3e0d5a8433fc31aec4f2966821051e"
            }
        ]
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "solution": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Update version to v8.4.5 or later"
        }
    ],
    "source": {
        "advisory": "https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
    }
}