Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 3.09 mishandles access control for an uninstaller directory.
CVE-2023-37378
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-07-03. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 39(Track)EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 57%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 3, 2023
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (19)
- cve@mitrehttp://sf.net/p/nsis/bugs/1296
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/281e2851fe669d10e0650fc89d0e7fb74a598967
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/409b5841479c44fbf33a6ba97c1146e46f965467
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/c40cf78994e74a1a3a381a850c996b251e3277c0
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A65FBUMHLZ7GBV3VDKUB5EK3A7X2UUWK/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OZPAAU57IA3NP6UOUXNBUQBAYK3JB2IM/
- cve@mitrehttps://nsis.sourceforge.io/Docs/AppendixF.html#v3.09
- cve@mitrehttps://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/news/2023/07/nsis-309-released/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sf.net/p/nsis/bugs/1296
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/281e2851fe669d10e0650fc89d0e7fb74a598967
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/409b5841479c44fbf33a6ba97c1146e46f965467
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kichik/nsis/commit/c40cf78994e74a1a3a381a850c996b251e3277c0
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00005.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00013.html
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nsis | 3.04-1 | 3.04-1+deb9u1 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nsis | 3.06.1-1 | 3.06.1-1+deb11u1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nsis | 3.08-3 | 3.08-3+deb12u1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nsis | — | 3.09-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nsis | — | 3.09-1 | — |
Data Freshness Timeline
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