CVE-2015-9267

MEDIUM

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System < 2.49 - Unprivileged File Overwrite via Temporary Folder

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 2.49 uses temporary folder locations that allow unprivileged local users to overwrite files. This allows a local attack in which either a plugin or the uninstaller can be replaced by a Trojan horse program.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00041.html
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_jvn
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN68418039/index.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 30.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
nullsoft/nullsoft_scriptable_install_system < 2.49
Published Oct 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026