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CVE-2023-38351: 
MiniTool Partition Wizard vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

MiniTool Partition Wizard 12.8 contains an insecure installation mechanism that allows attackers to achieve remote code execution through a man-in-the-middle attack. The vulnerability was discovered in July 2023 and assigned CVE-2023-38351 (CVE Details, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Missing SSL Certificate Validation issue (CWE-295) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The flaw exists in the installation mechanism of MiniTool Partition Wizard version 12.8, which fails to properly validate SSL certificates (NVD, 0DR3F).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to achieve remote code execution through a man-in-the-middle attack. This could potentially lead to complete system compromise, as successful exploitation would give attackers the ability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the installation process (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should exercise caution when downloading and installing MiniTool Partition Wizard, ensuring they only download from trusted sources over secure connections. No official patches or fixes have been publicly announced at the time of this report (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

Related MiniTool Partition Wizard vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

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Published date

CVE-2023-38352HIGH8.1
  • MiniTool Partition WizardMiniTool Partition Wizard
  • cpe:2.3:a:minitool:partition_wizard
NoNoSep 19, 2023
CVE-2023-38351HIGH8.1
  • MiniTool Partition WizardMiniTool Partition Wizard
  • cpe:2.3:a:minitool:partition_wizard
NoNoSep 19, 2023
CVE-2022-29320HIGH7.8
  • MiniTool Partition WizardMiniTool Partition Wizard
  • cpe:2.3:a:minitool:partition_wizard
NoYesMay 20, 2022

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