cvelist/2020/3xxx/CVE-2020-3979.json

{
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ID": "CVE-2020-3979",
        "ASSIGNER": "security@vmware.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "n/a",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "VMware InstallBuilder",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "All InstallBuilder for Qt versions prior to version 20.7.0"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Uncontrolled Search Path Element"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://blog.installbuilder.com/2020/08/updates-and-bug-fixes-with-version-2070.html",
                "url": "https://blog.installbuilder.com/2020/08/updates-and-bug-fixes-with-version-2070.html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "InstallBuilder for Qt Windows (versions prior to 20.7.0) installers look for plugins at a predictable location at initialization time, writable by non-admin users. While those plugins are not required, they are loaded if present, which could allow an attacker to plant a malicious library which could result in code execution with the security scope of the installer."
            }
        ]
    }
}