CVE-2023-5964CWE-20

1E-Exchange-DisplayMessage instruction allows for arbitrary code execution

Critical · published November 6, 2023

CVSS v3.1
9.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
57.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A tiny misstep in the 1E Exchange could unleash SYSTEM-level chaos! 🔥 Think of the 1E-Exchange-DisplayMessage instruction as a sneaky invitation to a party where anyone can crash and take over the whole event — without a bouncer checking who they really are! An attacker could craft a simple input to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM permissions, potentially giving them full control over the affected Windows client. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, outright data loss, or the installation of malicious software. It’s absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Think of the 1E-Exchange-DisplayMessage instruction as a sneaky invitation to a party where anyone can crash and take over the whole event — without a bouncer checking who they really are! This vulnerability arises because the 1E-Exchange-DisplayMessage instruction fails to validate its Caption or Message input properly, allowing attackers to inject harmful code.

What to do

An attacker could craft a simple input to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM permissions, potentially giving them full control over the affected Windows client. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, outright data loss, or the installation of malicious software. It’s absolutely devastating! To remediate this critical vulnerability, delete the “Show dialogue with caption %Caption% and message %Message%” instruction from your settings. Replace it with the updated instruction, 1E-Exchange-ShowNotification, which should be set to version 7.1 or above. Make this change immediately! You've got this! Follow the steps, and you'll have this vulnerability patched up in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.9 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00828 · 57.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2023-11-06T12:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 NOV 12:27Z
    1E-Exchange-DisplayMessage instruction allows for arbitrary code execution
    cvelistv5