CVE-2023-25428

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Published May 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A DLL Hijacking issue discovered in Soft-o Free Password Manager 1.1.20 allows attackers to create arbitrary DLLs leading to code execution.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:soft-o:free_password_manager:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29383	A DLL Hijacking issue discovered in Soft-o Free Password Manager 1.1.20 allows attackers to create arbitrary DLLs leading to code execution.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.466% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172259/Soft-o-Free-Password-Manager-1.1.20-DLL-Hijacking.html
https://www.soft-o.com/products/free-password-manager.html

History

Jan 24, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Soft-o Free Password Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-427

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 24, 2025, 7:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 12, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jan 24, 2025, 7:54 PM
Reserved: Feb 6, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:18 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:18 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:41 AM

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