CVE-2023-48387
Published: 15 December 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-48387 is a high-severity Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel (CWE-940) vulnerability in Twca Jcicsecuritytool. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 22.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-52439
Vulnerability details
TAIWAN-CA(TWCA) JCICSecurityTool fails to check the source website and access locations when executing multiple Registry-related functions. In the scenario where a user is using the JCICSecurityTool and has completed identity verification, if the user browses a malicious webpage created by…
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an attacker, the attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read or modify any registry file under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, thereby achieving remote code execution.
- 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.
Enforces verification of the source of a communication channel by requiring identification and authentication of services first.
Requires explicit verification of the source and integrity of the channel used for authentication and other security functions.
Provides the means to verify the source of name-resolution responses instead of relying on unauthenticated channels.
Requires explicit verification of the communication source, blocking session hijacking via spoofed or alternate channels.