CVE-2023-38352
Published: 19 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-38352 is a high-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Minitool Partition Wizard. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
MiniTool Partition Wizard 12.8 is affected by an insecure update mechanism that permits remote code execution through man-in-the-middle attacks. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-38352 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 and is associated with CWE-295, indicating improper certificate validation during the update process.
An unauthenticated network attacker who can intercept traffic between the application and its update server can supply a malicious update payload, achieving full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system. The attack requires no user interaction or privileges but does carry a high complexity rating due to the need to position the adversary for successful traffic interception.
The EPSS score for this CVE has remained flat at 0.0597 with no material rise observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-42169
Vulnerability details
MiniTool Partition Wizard 12.8 contains an insecure update mechanism that allows attackers to achieve remote code execution through a man in the middle attack.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.
Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.
Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.