CVE-2013-3248 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Corel PDF Fusion 1.11, allowing local privilege escalation. An attacker can place a malicious wintab32.dll file in a directory containing a PDF or XPS file, which the application then loads instead of the legitimate DLL. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating high severity with complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (KEV: No), a Metasploit module and ExploitDB entry exist, demonstrating exploitability. Despite the high risk, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:corel:pdf_fusion:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.