Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-53407

LowLPE

Published: 15 January 2025

Published
15 January 2025
Modified
31 January 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0492 89.8th percentile
Risk Priority 10 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-53407 is a low-severity Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426) vulnerability in Phiewer Phiewer. Its CVSS base score is 3.3 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Dynamic-link Library Injection (T1055.001); ranked in the top 10.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

In Phiewer 4.1.0, a dylib injection leads to Command Execution which allow attackers to inject dylib file potentially leading to remote control and unauthorized access to sensitive user data.

CWE(s)
CWE-426

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1055.001 Dynamic-link Library Injection Stealth
Adversaries may inject dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) into processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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Why these techniques?

The vulnerability enables dylib injection via DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES in the Phiewer macOS application (T1055.001: Dynamic-link Library Injection) and allows exploitation of the client application for code execution (T1203: Exploitation for Client Execution).

Affected Assets

phiewer
phiewer
4.1.0

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References