Vulnerability · Published Nov 22, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2024-8811WinZip Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in WinZip from WinZip Computing. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

WinZip Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of WinZip. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of archive files. When opening an archive that bears the Mark-of-the-Web, WinZip removes the Mark-of-the-Web from the archive file. Following extraction, the extracted files also lack the Mark-of-the-Web. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-23983.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
WinZip Computing	WinZip	28.0 (15640) 64-bit

Weakness: CWE-693 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-24-1234 x_research-advisory